Posted by Bjorn Borud on 11/15/05 13:03

[Tim Tyler <tim@tt1lock.org> ]
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| PHP is probably too different to Java for a head to head comparison
| to make very much sense. I'd point at Python as more squarely a
| competitor to Java.

I think the press misinterpreted Andreesen somewhat because, as you
say, a direct comparison doesn't really make much sense. the press,
however, is in the business of selling clicks/pageviews/newspapers so
it isn't really in their interest to qualify exactly what Andreesen
meant. you sell more issues if you say something unexpected to get
people's attention.

-Bjørn

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