Re: Is WebTV a puppet in the standards war?

[Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>]

Actually, they do have an INTEREST in Java; however, they won't implement
anything until the outcome of the Sun/Microsoft suit. Microsoft sees a
real problem if they tick off the judge.

If Microsoft WINS the suit, however, expect WebTV to implement Microsoft's
proprietary, Windows-only Java.

This COULD have serious implications for the Web. So many sites ALREADY
limit themselves to a width of 544 pixels, for example, because the poor
saps who bought WebTV units can't scroll horizontally.

--Brett

At 10:29 AM 11/7/98 -0500, Eric M. Bennett wrote:
 
>A ZDNet article asks the question, "Is WebTV a puppet in the standards
>war?"  Before being bought by Microsoft, WebTV had indicated an interest in
>supporting Java and kept its support for Real Networks' streaming product
>up to date.  Now it has no interest in Java and has announced it will not
>support new technologies from Real.  More here:
>
>http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2161365,00.html
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