RE: no Java in XP Windows

["Wills, Mike N. (TC)" <MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<snip>
I agree with you again, almost completely...

I think this could best be accomplished by splitting MicroSoft into two
companies:  One that does BOTH applications and OS, and another that does
BOTH applications and OS.

MicroSoft has always used this technique, internally, to develop new
products.  (The Office team recently won such a competition, and IIRC
Project "Hailstorm" is the result of that competition.)  So they might go
for this kind of split up.

Bill Gates and shareholders get to keep all the money.  There would just be
more of it.

Who loses...?
</snip>


...but...how would that effect anything in the first few years. Because the
new company would have to build completely new applications, as we all know
that takes quite a bit of time. It took them 6+ years to get to Windows
2000/XP stability level. The other company would be in the same boat as
Linux is now, attempting to catch up to the technology and to get a good
share of the market. That is not what we need.

Mike Wills
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