# How to really win against Microsoft in JAVA.

Scott (seaeagle@ibm.net)
Thu, 07 Aug 1997 18:35:00 -0700

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    Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 18:35:00 -0700

    From: Scott <seaeagle@ibm.net>

    To: java-security@web2.javasoft.com

    Subject: How to really win against Microsoft in JAVA.

I advice that will make your company Sun Microsystems, the
world leader, overcoming Microsoft. My advice is as follows:

The Problem: Microsoft is rejecting Sun's JAVA, thus
increasing the chances of uniform
cross platform capability, and discouraging
the motto "Write once, run anywhere".

The solution: To compete with Microsoft you should design
an operating systems similar to Windows but
better. And due to JAVA extreme popularity,
I would name it "JavaWindows". I strongly
believe this will correctly portray the
offering of your company. It will also
provide an alternative that people can use
besides the popular Windows, and it would be
more powerful.
Then you should market like crazy. In
fact, you should give out JavaWindows completely
free. You need to look at this as a long term
investment. Yes, you may lose a little money
in the short run but it would level the playing
ground in the long run and your company would
benefit tremendously. You should also provide
absolutely free training to all developers.
This will greatly increase your chances of
overtaking Microsoft. You and your company would
make a lot of money and your employees would
benefit too, from working with such a top notch
company.
By the way, if you listen to my advice and
implement any part of it, you should reward me with
a million dollars. And I would greatly appreciate it.
I am a computer programmer who wishes very strongly
to become involved in the Java programming environment.
I respect your company and hope that it succeeds.

Yours truly,

William Scott Seadler
2197 Lake Park Drive SE, #A
Smyrna, GA 30080-8965
770-433-0832

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