Cringely on MS...again

Yeah, I know...there are a lot of articles on MS these days...

Here is another. The one thing I found most interesting about this one is that it also bags on java.

"Java GUI is dead. Go to Best Buy and look for Java apps. They aren't there. Java's platform independence was all about satisfying a million clients running Windows, Unix, Mac, etc. and then we abandoned Java on the client because it was too slow and klunky[sic]."

Ah, just when you think something is dead you start using it without even knowing it: Limewire. One of the most popular "file sharing", not just mp3 sharing, clients out there is written in...wait for it...Java.

One app. Big deal. Well, yeah...I know, but the point is people may be using java without really knowing it. I know the Mac version is all wrapped up in a special java runtime app. The windows version has a script, which has the same icon so people don't care. Double-click and go download is all they care about.

Limewire shows that the Java GUI is not dead. It is not too slow to use on the desktop. You can write an app that runs on Windows, Mac, and *nix. Everything that was promised in Java 1.0 is finally a reality.

My prediction, you will see more apps following Limewire's lead.