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Article: Desktop dominos fall for Sun's Java, says Schwartz. (APP Dev News Review).
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- MarketWatch: Application Development
- Article date:
- June 27, 2003
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Sun Microsystems Inc expects OEMs and ISVs to begin shipping the company's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with their products, following agreements with Dell Computer Corp and Hewlett Packard Co.
Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president of Sun's software group, predicted a "domino" effect would ripple through the IT industry as companies sign up.
"We expect some domino effect,' said Schwartz, speaking at JavaOne 2003 in San Francisco, California, moments after the deals were signed. Backing Schwartz was vice president of developer products, Rich Green, who added: "This trend has a lot of power behind it. Others will line up."
Despite a ...