Sun has received much criticism recently from Java developers over its seeming lack of support for Jini. The 2002 JavaOne Conference, while featuring numerous Jini-related sessions, gave center stage to XML-based Web services. Informal conversations during JavaOne revealed that seasoned Java programmers view Sun's promotion of XML-based Web services as a setback. These developers believe that, while XML has a place in Java, Jini accomplishes the software-as-services vision much better. Some claim that Sun is admitting that Jini failed to catch on in the marketplace and is back-pedaling on the original Jini vision," says Frank Sommers in this JavaWorld article:
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