Sun has slashed the cost of its Linux-based Java Desktop and Enterprise Systems in the hope of replacing Windows on the corporate desktop.

Heuh? Java moet de desktop veroveren? Alsjeblieft niet zeg. Ondanks alles wat de Java aanhangers beweren is Java programmatuur nog steeds enorm langzaam en moet je zo'n Java virtuele machine ...

List price for the Java Desktop System will be US$100 per desktop or $50 per employee for existing Java Enterprise System customers.

It hopes to make inroads on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office suite.

Sun releases Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0, intended to make Java programs run faster and take less time to build.

In fact, the Java Desktop System costs up to 80 percent less than a typical Microsoft Windows environment, with even greater cost savings through educational discounts. Furthermore, the Java Desktop ...

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Gary Krakow tests Sun Microsystems' new operating system based on Java and Linux called the Java Desktop System.

Star wars aside, mandatory applications at work necessitate Java remaining on my workstations. Secondarily, there are many websites I visit that use Java. Ironically, The following is one of them.