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Sun Negotiating With Wal-Mart Over Java Desktop

Posted by simoniker on from the sun-mart-wal-java dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to an EWeek article, Sun is challenging Microsoft on a new front: the consumer market. Believing its Java Desktop System is "a more effective home and retail solution," the company is negotiating with major retailers Wal-Mart and Office Depot to include the Java desktop on consumer PCs and laptops."

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  1. Java by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What does this product have to do with Java? From the literature it seems like a Linux distro with Gnome.