Key platform challenges from Java and NC
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From: Paul Maritz Sent: Sunday, January 5, 1997 11:09 AM To: Bill Gates; Jim Allchin (Exchange); Ben Silva; Brad Silverberg Cc: Aaron Contorer Subject: FW: overview slides for Billg/NC & Java session with 14+s on Monday
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Key Platform Challenges
NC & Java are platform challenges;
- possible emergence of a set of API's and underlying system software that lead to lesser or no role for Windows.
- puts our other (server & apps) businesses at a disadvantage
Scenario: Emergence of a new API
Sun AWT provides base cross-platform API
Navigator/NetOne provides;
- additional API's
- a volume platform for ISVs & Corps to target, since runtime gets shipped with Navigator
NC's
- could provides additional volume
- have no MS system software involved
Response Summary
Increase IE share
- integrate with Windows
Lower TCO:
- "Zero Admin Windows" - Office improvements
Take HTML & Java Leadership
- Extend HTML - Offer best Java runtime tools
enough x-platform to be competitive
integrate Java RT & Windows:
- encourage access to unique Windows functions
- performance
great Java RAD tools
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Offer "standard" Java runtime to be competitive,
- basically redistribute whatever Sun gives us in near term.
Expose as much of Windows as we can to Java developers via extensions to AWT
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From: Jim Allchin (Exchange) Sent: Monday, January 06, 1997 1:43 PM To: Rob Short; Moshe Dunie; Mark Lucovsky; Lou Perazzo; Frank Artale; Steve Madigan; Deborah Black Subject: FW: overview slides for Billg/NC & Java session with 14+s on Mondayfyi,
From: Paul Maritz Sent: Sunday, January 5, 1997 11:09 AM To: Bill Gates; Jim Allchin (Exchange); Ben Silva; Brad Silverberg Cc: Aaron Contorer Subject: FW: overview slides for Billg/NC & Java session with 14+s on Monday
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Key Platform Challenges
- possible emergence of a set of API's and underlying system software that lead to lesser or no role for Windows.
- puts our other (server & apps) businesses at a disadvantage
Scenario: Emergence of a new API
- additional API's
- a volume platform for ISVs & Corps to target, since runtime gets shipped with Navigator
- could provides additional volume
- have no MS system software involved
Response Summary
- "Zero Admin Windows" - Office improvements
- Extend HTML - Offer best Java runtime tools
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