Where’s the excitement?

In the old days, news of a major release like Sun shipping a new version of Java would get big, enthusiastic commentary all over the web. And though it’s not like there’s none, I just don’t feel the passion that accompanied the availability of, well, earlier releases of Java, Windows 3.1, Borland Delphi and so forth. Maybe the geeks are just a little burned out in this dotbomb era.