Daily Archives: 9 May 2008
Sun plans JavaFX for the desktop
Sun Microsystems (NSDQ: JAVA) has a long ways to go before it steps up to compete with Adobe Systems (NSDQ: ADBE) Flash or AJAX or even Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Silverlight in building Web 2.0 applications. But it clearly has that goal in mind as it works on producing a version of JavaFX for the desktop, … Continue reading
After Yahoo, Microsoft eyes Facebook
Microsoft is considering buying the social notworking site Facebook. According to the Wall Street Journal, the shy and retiring, softly spoken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been running around with money burning a hole in his ample pockets after his failed takeover of Yahoo. Volish bankers have been having a chat with Facebook to see … Continue reading
