Let me make a few guesses on the Sun Java iPhone killer platform: It will be open source, but not GPL v2, nor v3, nor CDDL; nor will it come with a Microsoft compatibility (and no-sue clause ...

The short answer is that .NET provides a way for developers familiar with languages like C++, Java, or JavaScript to write enterprise-scale code that is portable across platforms.

For the Java programmer who needs applications that are relatively platform neutral, Sun's J2ME is the answer. Java's five-year headstart over C# has also helped position J2ME and J2EE as market ...

Applets may no longer be in vogue, but opinions vary whether Oracle's Java Web Start is a viable alternative ...