Java on the client had:
- a large download
- a NON windows behaving environment
- no real benefit to 99% of consumers due to sufficient quality software already available on Windows in the usual Windows code.
- java apps never coded to behave like the OS they ran on (can anyone name 1 piece of usefull client software in Java Run?)
the last point is most important i believe.
whatever Microsoft did, they were only the tip of the iceberg. Microsoft can't beat Winamp, and therefore proves that if you can do it well enough, people WILL use your product.
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oh has it died? damn, point retracted...
Java on the client had: - a large download - a NON windows behaving environment - no real benefit to 99% of consumers due to sufficient quality software already available on Windows in the usual Windows code. - java apps never coded to behave like the OS they ran on (can anyone name 1 piece of usefull client software in Java Run?) the last point is most important i believe. whatever Microsoft did, they were only the tip of the iceberg. Microsoft can't beat Winamp, and therefore proves that if you can do it well enough, people WILL use your product.