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InfoWorld: Caught in the crossfire

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 20, 1999

Thanks to Amos Shapira for this link.

“Confusion in the Windows developers’ community continues to
mount as Microsoft ponders its next Java moves — both in court and
in its own product plans.”

“The most recent by-product of this confusion emerged last week,
when several members of Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) said
they had not received all of the Java-related software they were
promised when they signed up for MSDN.”

“Microsoft’s efforts to bring its products into compliance with
Sun Microsystems’ Java implementation following a court order is
creating a series of cascading delays across a range of products.
For example, although Microsoft recently released a new version of
its Java virtual machine, that version is not yet available through
MSDN.”


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