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...Pocket change. But in a fit of pique, it seems the bespectacled one has decided to toss Java out of the Window(s) altogether...
...different conflicts. But this time, after 24 hours of tweaking, it worked. I finally had a stable Windows environment that refused to crash on me. I was just ogling the cool blue taskbar and gorgeous 3D icons the afternoon Microsoft announced - very, very quietly - that there would be no Java support built into XP. When the final version is launched, if you really truly want to use Java you'll have to go to Microsoft.com, download a patch and alter the security settings of Explorer. Not too difficult for true believers, but way too much effort for the average user...
...found it hard to credit, until I visited Sun's Java page - and sure enough, the spinning test molecule was not there. Okay, so Java won't become the default cross-platform operating system McNealy envisioned any time soon, but we're still talking a great big chunk of the web. How does Microsoft hope to get away with this...
...doubt Redmond hopes in this case, as with so much else, that the world will simply revolve around it. Webmasters will notice the sudden disappearance of Java support, and quickly ditch the jewel in Sun's crown and start using XML, which forms the basis of Microsoft's .Net software. Much the same thing is happening with the XP version of Windows Media Player, which Microsoft has just announced will support the MP3 format - as long as you download a plug-in and pay an extra $15 for the privilege, that is. Otherwise, all your WMP digital music will...
...about the right of web designers to use whatever language they like without fear of users being blocked from seeing their efforts, write Microsoft and let them know you'll be thinking twice about purchasing XP. After all, it's a pretty dreary world without a regular shot of Java...