Java technology, announced last Friday, is in Sun's sights. Sun executives said that while they had not seen HP's Java clone, which is targeted at the consumer market, subsets of the platform are not allowed. Java is gaining ground. Sun CEO Scott McNealy defended his company's stewardship of Java.
Somebody has to be the steward or have the last call.
The third model is Java. We have the last call, but we've come to consensus all but two times. I'd be very surprised if we get into that kind of situation with them. They're still trying to sort out their own Java strategy. Sun Chief Operating Officer Ed Zander said Sun will continue stepping up efforts to support developers and make the Java platform successful.