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From: Corey Ashford <yeroca@rocketmail.com>
Subject: Re: Java momentum slowing ?
Date: 1999/04/29
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Jean-Marten Marchi wrote:
> 
> It's just a question, and i want to know what you feel about this
> subject.
> 
> I feel personally that the momentum behind Java is slowing. Just
> remember what was said about it 2 years from now, Network Computing,
> etc etc...
> 
> Today, where are those Java apps? Where are Network Computing Devices?
> Thin clients ? Furthermore, i don't see too much of Java applets on
> the Web pages, where Java has its strength.
> 
> Thanks to you.

Thin clients are available now and have been for many months
(check out www.ncd.com).

Java lost some of its momentum due, I think, to:

1) over-hype
2) pollution of the standard by Microsoft and others
3) Sun trying to keep control of it.

I think it will still be popular, but it seems to have split
into two camps now - J++ / COM  and Java / JavaBeans.