October 27, 1997 |
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It's the Customer, Stupid |
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On Monday, Microsoft announced it was counter-suing Sun for breach of contract. A Sun spokeswoman commented on this recent salvo in the Sun-Microsoft engagement, "This wasn't anything that we didn't expect," according to a news.com article.
It seems like headlines about Java these days have more to do with courts rather than customers. We must remember that Java is all about giving options to customers. Customers want to simplify the development and deployment of network-ready applications, and with a consistent Java standard, we in the industry can make this a reality.
The creation and maintenance of open standards are critical to the success of Internet business and serve to create a level playing field for all vendors. With Java as a standard, companies will compete based on product features, services, support and pricing.
The governing of Java by an independent standards body will help insure the global adoption and non-proprietary maintenance of the Java platform. The ISO PAS U.S. National Body vote for Java is tomorrow and acceptance of Sun as a PAS submitter will be a productive step along the path of Java standardization. Click here for comments on Sun's submission.
We hope the Microsoft and Sun contract dispute is resolved quickly. No matter the outcome, we want to impress upon customers that a common Java standard will deliver the power of choice, and we want to ensure developers that there will be a competitive Java implementation on all platforms -- including Windows.
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