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I was amazed to find Microsoft design engineer Mugunthan Mugundan teaching Java (how to create REST output using Java) using Eclipse IDE. I found it rich in irony at many levels. What do you think?
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May 12th, 2008 at 6:34 am
Why is it “rich in irony”? Microsoft makes rational, well thought out business decisions on a very consistent basis. Demoing cool Java technology on the leading IDE at the leading Java conference only makes sense to me, so why is it “ironic”?
- Don
July 19th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Why is it ironic?
Microsoft is well known for its anti-Java stance because it isn’t a language it could embrace and extend. So Microsoft decided to push C# & J# instead, both of which are effectively Java clones.
Microsoft had a long going litigation with Sun because it allegedly violated the Java license. In the end they decided to settle out of court as far as I remember. So yes I was surprised to see Microsoft setting up a booth at Java One 2008.