On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 07:07:39AM -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > In a recent note, Jay Maynard said: > > Heck, I'd settle for a Java version that wasn't tied to the Windows > > platform, IBM is not about to do anything for Mac OS X specifically, but > Because OS X abandoned the Power PC? (In turn because the Power PC > ceased to meet the requirements of laptops)
Pretty much, yeah. I'd be greatly surprised if IBM went out of its way to do anything at all for Apple in the future (not like it did before, but...). > > a platform-independent Java version (you know, what Java was supposed to be > > all about) woul let me run it there anyway. > Does the subjunctive mean you perceive Java has failed to meet its > objective? Has Java become platform-sensitive, outcome of lawsuits > notwithstanding? Java itself is not platform-sensitive (AFAIK); IBM's software, however, is. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
