Serial entrepreneur.
A new open Internet language called Java promises to be both the next great technological springboard and a way of breaking Bill Gates's stranglehold on computing, but it is uncertain whether it will fulfill its promise. The combination of Java, which was invented by Sun Microsystems, and Netscape'...
| Published in: | Economist Vol. 346; pp. 60 - 61 |
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| Format: | Article |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
January 10 1998
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| Summary: | A new open Internet language called Java promises to be both the next great technological springboard and a way of breaking Bill Gates's stranglehold on computing, but it is uncertain whether it will fulfill its promise. The combination of Java, which was invented by Sun Microsystems, and Netscape's web browser forms the nucleus of an alternative operating system to Microsoft's Windows, and there is plenty of money for Java projects. However, Java's success may be tampered by two clouds: Java's failure to spawn any “killer applications” or killer companies and Microsoft's desire for a Windows-oriented version of Java based around its Internet Explorer browser. Details of the possible impact of entrepreneurs such as Sharam Sasson on the future of Java are provided. |
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