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Re: ZDNET: Microsoft bans Java applets from its Web sites



 As far as I know, their site didn't rely that heavily on Java.  Maybe it's
just the parts that I'm on, but it seems like they rely a lot more on
JavaScript, dynamic HTML and Flash.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Jones <pjones@sunsite.unc.edu>
To: jomc191@listserv.oit.unc.edu <jomc191@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Saturday, September 13, 1997 8:07 PM
Subject: ZDNET: Microsoft bans Java applets from its Web sites



>Speaking of Microsoft and Java: what would you make of this?
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>> Microsoft Corp. has ordered the removal of Java applets from its Web
>> sites.
>> "I made the directive for two reasons," said Tim Sinclair,
>> editor-in-chief of Microsoft's busy Web site. "Sometimes they are large
>> and downloading [takes a long time]. And we are looking for better
>> compatibility across browsers and other platforms." Microsoft claims
>> www.microsoft.com gets 121 million hits a day and is growing at a rate
>> of 10 percent a month.
>>
>> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/pcwo/0912/pcwo0004.html
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