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Java Powered Internet? WTF?

Java's been nagging me to update it, and I finally relented. When it finished, here's the screen it showed me:

remember java? the future of computing circa 1996

Now what does that remind me of?

What have I seen lately that this somehow conjures? Something in the wording...

the java powered internet is now available to you... you lucky lucky thing

"The java powered internet..." now you can "experience" the awesome firepower of... ahhh, Ah, now i remember (thanks Uncov.)

Why didn't they just show this?

now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station



'muttley' on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:00:57 GMT, sez:

he's more virtual machine than man...
twisted and evil...


'Anonymous for this one ;-)' on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:44:06 GMT, sez:

Tut tut.

Picking on Java is like giggling at the special Olympics.


'You're our only hope' on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:11:22 GMT, sez:

^^


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