Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Windows Vista: Aero Glass and Java Don't Mix
>
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> | Sun Microsystems would do well to give a ring to one of the interop
> | contacts at Microsoft that came out of the firms' historic make-nice
> | agreement back in 2004, and figure out how to make Java apps
> | first-class Vista citizens.
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> http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,1995,2022483,00.asp?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
>
> Java performance is said to be poor in Windows, which makes one wonder if
> it's intended to encourage the use of .Net. Likewise, OpenGL performance
> will be significantly degraded in Vista, which may encourage programmers to
> choose the proprietary DirectX, essentially ruling out cross-platform/ports.
>
Of course Java is a hog on windows by microsoft's design. No, they'll probably
never come out publically and say it, but all you need to do is form a mild
business relationship with the leviathan of mediocrity to get the ear of an
engineer that know's what's going on, and he or she will almost assuredly fill
yours with stories that will keep you up many, many nights.
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