It was what they needed. We needed them to add hooks to the Newton Mac client. They blew us off. Ask anyone who used a Newton why it was so frustrating. Java needs the same thing, connections to the flow of information and ideas on the platforms they are trying to build on.
Software is the key here.
Synchronization and reconciliation. Smart and open connections to desktop apps. I make the same offer to the Java community, at Sun and elsewhere. We can flow your information thru apps that real people really use. Eudora, Netscape, Microsoft Internet Explorer, WebStar, Netpresenz, StuffIt, BBEdit, the Finder, GlobeTrotter, Quark XPress, FileMaker, you name it.