Microsoft's COOL

edgy writes "It looks like [Ed: key word is "looks"] Microsoft is going to drop Visual J++ for their own proprietary l anguage which looks to be named COOL, according to this Infoworld article. Word is that COOL will not be cross-platform but will supposedly have enhancements that Java doesn't have." COM+ presents a serious threat to CORBA, and if Windows 2000 COM+ apps become popular, it will only allow MS to strengthen their hold on the desktop