Re: no Java in XP Windows

> I may be missing something here, but, IMHO, WinOS and WinApp are in the
> same industry.  Software.

I surely don't mean to discount your opinion. But I see OS and application
software as being two different industries. They have two different uses,
fill two different needs, have very different marketing requirements, etc. A
customer can be in the market for the products from one of them without
having an interest in buying a product from the other.

In other words, an operating system cannot fill the needs of a guy who wants
applications, and an application cannot fill the needs of a guy who wants
and OS.

That's how "desktops" and "servers" become different industries instead of
just being counted as "computers." Does that make sense or am I still way
off?

Chris Rehm
javadisciple@earthlink.net
If you believe that the best technology wins the
marketplace, you haven't been paying attention.


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