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From: carlislemc@my-dejanews.com
Subject: Re: Renaming Ada (Re: Java momentum slowing ?)
Date: 1999/05/07
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In article <37323E13.A5A2AFA7@Botton.com>,
  David Botton <David@Botton.com> wrote:
> Java++ would just get you an entrance to the court room where you would
> have Sun on one side for the Java name and MS on the other for the ++.

Wouldn't Bjarne Stroustrop have a better claim on ++?  After all, MS surely
didn't invent C++.

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