[cies]

I respect your views totally. But I still disagree on the title.

> huge installed enterprise base

This is more a reason for a consulting shop to pick JEE.

All in all I think the article more describes why one cannot get around JEE for enterprise work. And how JEE is not as terrible as it was.

That last point assumes levels of "terribleness" are well understood by by many.

When it comes to "startup secret weapons" (except maybe for startups that have to tie in with enterprise systems), I think JEE is the last thing that comes to my mind. Even after reading the article.

[john-waterwood]

We're all free to have our opinions ;)

About the reason for the consulting shop to pick EE because of the installed base, that was indeed my point regarding the first facet.

The first facet (huge base) is what appeals to enterprises. The second facet (modernisation & aimed at small users) is what appeals to startups.

That EE had a huge installed base is pretty well known I think. But that EE now also aims at small shops? Perhaps not so much ;)