RE: Java, and Survival of the Most Adaptable
While Miguel mentions the quote about railways and rail lines, and while I agree with the bottom line that standards are very important, I’d like to highlight the very first line and the title of the blog entry of Jonathan Schwartz:
Change is a constant at Sun. So long as the market’s changing – or so long as we can change the market – we’re going to evolve. As Darwin said, it’s not the strongest organisms that win, it’s the most adaptable.