> >actually (IMHO that is) MS implemented JAVA and entered the browser > market > >with such zealus for two (which are actually one) reasons - Windows and > OLE > >(a.k.a. ActiveX) > > What does Java have to do with AciveX? it threatens it > >MS wanting dominance in the browser market is not a goal it is a way to > >protect all the investments in the windows platform - remember MSIE is > free > >- and not only does it not generate any income it cost a lot of money in > >development costs (IMO MSIE is better then NS today, though with revision > >5, NS4 looks more like MSIE) > >MS also quicly produced thier own Java compiler - which, yeah you guessed > >it , can also create ActiveX controls.. > > > > The reason why MS offers IE for free because 1) they can afford to BG is not that philantropic - giving for free such a product (with all the hours put into it) has a reason - I beleive I specified them :) > My point of view is that developing apps in Java is needless and the only > reason why it is so popular is because browsers "interpret" it and display > cool graphical stuff... I don't think Java is the future I can sure see why Sun,NS,IBM etc love it so much the see this as an opportunity to push MS Sun et al never liked the idea of the PC and are noe tring to bring back the X-Terminal - albiet by a different name NC Arnon