From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_MSGID, NORMAL_HTTP_TO_IP,NUMERIC_HTTP_ADDR autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,c7b637f8b783b7c X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,c7b637f8b783b7c X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,c7b637f8b783b7c X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,c7b637f8b783b7c X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public X-Google-Thread: 107d55,c7b637f8b783b7c X-Google-Attributes: gid107d55,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,c7b637f8b783b7c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Flavius.Vespasianus@signature.below.d Subject: Re: The great Java showcase (re: 2nd historic mistake) Date: 1997/08/28 Message-ID: <5u2jt5$rfb@mtinsc05.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 268681147 References: <34023FC9.59E2B600@eiffel.com> <3404670B.C3A2C4A2@pagesmiths.com> <34047A7D.62319AC4@eiffel.com> <34048653.63DECDAD@eiffel.com> <3404E9D8.6E3D@epix.net> Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.java.tech,comp.lang.c++ Date: 1997-08-28T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article <3404E9D8.6E3D@epix.net>, whiting@epix.net wrote: >Bertrand Meyer wrote: >> >> The Toronto Globe and Mail wrote that Corel was "ditching" >> Java efforts. This has been criticized on some newsgroups >> as being exaggerated. But here is the report from Computer >> Reseller News in Techwire (see >> http://192.215.107.71/wire/news/aug/0817corel.html >> for the full text): >> >> OTTAWA -- Corel has rethought its Java strategy, >> according to sources briefed by the company. >> >> Now, the plan is to put the bulk of application >> logic on servers, which would then >> serve up what's needed to the client, whether that client >> is a PC or a Network Computer, said Amy Wohl, president >> of Wohl Associates, a Narberth, Pa., researcher. >> >> Previously, the company was rewriting its bread-and-butter >> drawing and productivity applications in Java. But that >> effort has been delayed significantly. >> >> Corel now plans to use home-grown technology, code-named >> Remagen [...] >> >> There still will be a lower-end Java suite for NCs due in >> October, Wohl noted, but the thrust has shifted considerably >> to the enterprise. >> >> The word "altogether" in "Dropping its Java strategy altogether" >> was based on the initial press reports and may turn out to be too >> strong. The jury is still out as to how "altogether" the drop is, >> although in the software business "delayed significantly" is often a >> euphemism for something more fatal. The point of my note (not a flame, >> just a reporting of fact) stands: that the great showcase of Java >> triumph, reported everywhere including in these newsgroups, was >> perhaps advertized a bit prematurely. >> >> See also: http://www4.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_799.html. > >The "Toronto Globe and Mail" doesn't sound like a technical publication >to me, but rather a generic newspaper. Correct? > >As a pilot, I know how accurately most newspapers report airplane >accidents. If this level of accuracy also applies to technology >strategy reports (and I'll wager it does given the technical awareness >of most newspaper reporters), then I don't think I'd quote this source >in a technically oriented newsgroup. As a computer professional (and a pilot as well), I know how accurately most trade rags report on the computer industry. The accuracy is no better than in the regular newspapers. ------------------------------------------------ Doesn't the marketing person who decided "Windows 4.0" should be called "Windows '95" look really stupid right now? Home Page: http://home.att.net/~miano Home of the Delphi Component Writers' FAQ EMail Address: |m.i.a.n.o @ | |w.o.r.l.d.n.e.t . | |a.t.t .| |n.e.t | Full Name: ------------------- -J.o.h.n?M.i.a.n.o- -------------------