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Re: Why Use Java ?

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From: Tor Iver Wilhelmsen
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 00:00
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"John MacDonald" <mac1@ica.net> writes:

> I already know and am quite ok with C++; again what are the benefits to
> changing to Java?

Basically so that when a customer says: "We like your product, can you
port it to Solaris?" you can hand them the application and say: "Here
you are" instead of going: "Er, um...".

:-)
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