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Does anyone know the answer why would Java advocates support UNIX?

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In this solution I provide a discussion proposing some of the reasons why Java developers and advocates tend to prefer the UNIX operating system to Windows. The discussion also includes some information concerning the relationship between Java and C#.

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It is hard to identify why one particular Java advocate might support UNIX but I think there are some generalities that can be applied here.

The first reason is a loyalty reason. Java was developed by Sun Microsystems which is a company that provides a version of UNIX. Also, at one point Sun saw themselves as a direct competitor of Microsoft Windows. Because of these two ...

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