MicroSoft purges Java

[Rachel Polanskis]

And replaces it with ActiveX.

"Performance has been an issue on the site, and
Java was slowing things down," Sinclair added.
"HTML and scripting can do the same thing in
a lot of cases." 

In addition, Sinclair said that Java applets do
not appear the same on all platforms and
systems and therefore present a variable,
something he'd rather not have. The site will
continue to use ActiveX controls, Microsoft's
Windows-only technology for delivering small
applications and interface components to a
browser." 


http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,14196,00.html

Funny about that.
Java seems to look the same on every system I have used,
but my computer can't run ActiveX because it's not a windows box.

go figure...

rachel

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