Re: The great Java showcase (re: 2nd historic mistake)

["Dennis Weldy" <nojunkmail@ever.com>]

 Of course, newspper reports never misquote, or misunderstand what was
stated. 
Evidently, Corel has a rebutal on its web page. What about that?

Dennis


Bertrand Meyer wrote in article <34048653.63DECDAD@eiffel.com>...

>James P. White wrote:
> 
>[Quoting me]
>> > It's really fascinating to read this again a month later,
>> > with the recent announcements -- widely reported by the
>> > press -- that Corel is dropping its Java strategy altogether.
>> >
>> > So much for the showcase success of the century...
>
>[James P. White]
>
>> As I am sure you will hear, those reports were entirely inaccurate.
>
>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.
>
>-- 
>Bertrand Meyer, President, ISE Inc.
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