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In article <e5$6XydX$GA.267@cppssbbsa05>, 
wallyh@IHATESPAMMERS_clientlink.com says...
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualj/news/rumors.asp
> 
> From Microsoft....
> 
> Letter to Our Customers
> By now we imagine some of you have read news reports indicating Microsoft
> has sold Visual J++ to another company. We want to make it clear that these
> articles are in error. We absolutely have not - and have no plans - to sell
> off the Visual J++ product. Visual J++ 6.0 is the most widely used Java
> development tool, and we look forward to its continued success in the
> market.
> 
> These articles were most likely the result of confusion around announcements
> connected with the Visual Studio Integrators Program (VSIP). VSIP allows
> third party vendors to build compilers and related tools that integrate
> directly into the Visual Studio environment.
> 
> As a member of this program, Rational announced they would be producing a
> Java compiler that will run inside Visual Studio. This product will be
> completely designed, developed, and marketed by Rational and has nothing to
> do with Visual J++. You may be interested to know that VSIP will bring a
> variety of languages from other vendors to Visual Studio as well, including
> additional Java support by TowerJ, several versions of COBOL, and more.
> 
> We stand behind the innovations first surfaced in Visual J++ and want to see
> them continue. Unfortunately, there is a cloud of doubt over the industry's
> ability to innovate and advance Java long term. Until we receive and
> understand some rulings currently pending before the court hearing the Java
> lawsuit, we cannot make announcements on future Visual J++ product strategy.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> The Visual J++ Team
> Microsoft Corporation
> 
> Last Updated: 12/14/99
> 
> � 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.
> 
> 
> Sten Bergqvist wrote in message <387DDFAD.A2C0F2CB@telia.com>...
> >I heard somewhere that M$ closed down the development of J++. Is that
> correct?
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
Is that for real?? It sounds like a joke. If not it's the most 
convulated bunch of corporate gobbledy-gook I've seen in a while!

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