In 2001 Java had much broader ambitions than the (large) niches it has found itself in. Java's zeitgeist definition of success back then was creating a "anythi

In 2001 Java had much broader ambitions than the (large) niches it has found itself in. Java's zeitgeist definition of success back then was creating a "anything and a JVM running Java" software monoculture even more extensive than C's.