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I've lost a lot of sleep over Java, but it was mostly classpath problems.
It turns out Bill Gate isn't immune to hype or PR pressure either.

It is interesting to think back in those days, internet wasn't a thing for a lot of people. Marketing / PR / Hype mostly use good old fashion magazine to generate interest. And they were ( at least in my view ) no where near as zealotry as today's technology evangelism. Plenty of heated discussion about how apps like Gaming will never work on Java. And how GC pause is not a fixable problem.