From: Nathan Myhrvold
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 1996 12:05 PM
To: Bil Gates
Cc: Aaron Contorer
Subject: Java runtime becomes the operating system
From: Bill Gates
Sent: Monday, September 30, 1996 9:36 PM
To: Nathan Myhrvold
Subject: Java runtime becomes the operating system
I think the risk of Sun really taking the OS franchise away from us is
much lower than the risk they cheapen the entire business ..
..
It is a new and uncomfortable feeling to be the incumbent rather then
the challenger in one of these battles.
..
The key thing is to come up with something which will be bouyed up by
the rising Internet tide. Again, this need not be some super hard
technical problem - it is more about being creative and finding an
oppurtunity. Here are some examples (none perfect)
- Virtual worlds could be such a thing.
- New ways of doing server apps, or doing net transactions (a la Viper)
could be such a thing.
..
If we let Windows decline in its non-web attributes then we will REALLY
will be up shit creek.
http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/010807/PLEX_5803.pdf
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