Yes, I had the misfortune to post that skeptical bit at precisely the same moment that the public press releases were proving me wrong :-(
[shrug] Happens to all of us. Sometimes just keeping up on press releases seems to be a full time job.
My source at the PDC indicated that Microsoft was still pushing Visual Basic, but I'll accept that there's been a change...
They are, but not exclusively. They are supporting both JavaScript and VBScript in IE3. For that sort of work I think Basic might be more appropriate anyway. (Added to the fact that they have committed to making the reference source for VBScript available online with a free for whatever you want type of license.) The spin at TechEd last week seemed to be a complete spectrum running C++ -- Java -- VB depending on the desired speed/control vs. easy of development.
Still, integrating Java and Internet browsing into the OS does not bode well for Netscape.
<CRYSTALBALL> My bet is that five years from now Netscape will be remembered as the company that forced MS to give it away for free. </CRYSTALBALL> -Blake (who's keeping all his irons in the fire anyway :-)