>>http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4590474-0.html
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>Interesting. Despite the source, it is still a plausible possibility. If Java gets on the .Net brouhaha, who's going to want to learn C# if they already know Java or if they can learn Java and be part of a broader market?
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>But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong..


Along the same lines, you might want to read the following:

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4591145-0.html?tag=ch_mh

This article seems to put the spin in Microsoft's corner instead of Sun's corner.