RobG wrote: > > On Oct 4, 7:20 am, "Kevin J. Butler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] > >> When... Sun deliver versions of ... Java that let Apple control the >> applications delivered to the iPhone, Apple will let it happen. >> > > The lack of Java on iPhone has nothing to do with Sun, the iPhone > simply has no JVM. Apple doesn't supply one and there's no 3rd party > JVM for it from Sun or anyone else. > This is incorrect.
http://java4iphone.com/all-news/all-news/tutorial-install-java-on-the-iphone/ > Even if there was, you'd either > have to jail-break your phone to install it or get Apple to agree to > install it (by App Store or software update). > Yes, you have to jailbreak the phone. As I said above, it doesn't "let Apple control the applications delivered to the iPhone" > Apple knows > enough about the iPhone OS (which is apparently based on OS X) and the > OS X JVM to know that Java apps won't perform very well. > Java apps will be fine on the iPhone - especially compared to the other mobile phone platforms running J2ME apps. As I said, the issue is not technical. It is completely a matter of control - Apple really /really/ wants to control the iPhone application market monopoly and use it to strengthen their Mac OS market monopoly. Anything that delivers applications by channels other than via Apple is thus a Bad Thing. kb --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
