Is the next big fight in the Java wars against Microsofts .Net Web services strategy?
It’s a major issue, but different from the original Sun vs. Microsoft positioning on Java. It’s no longer simply Microsoft vs. Sun. We see companies with something to offer coming from different directions. Oracle has tools. IBM has arguably the most developed Web services systems. They all have an interest in the growth of the Web services economy and in advancing this form of next generation e-business architecture. It’s now more like the issues in the past. Which is the right choice for a business? Which vendors and tools should a business adopt? And when is the right moment to adopt it? My concern is Microsoft is aligning with many big companies–major banks, major media outlets. It lets Microsoft have a powerful next-generation monopoly. Microsoft has begun to show it is feeling more comfortable…We’ve seen Microsoft willing to exclude Java from Internet Explorer 6 and Windows XP. This behavior seems to reflect that they are confident that the antitrust proceedings are moving in
