From Apple's perspective, a better slogan might be:
"Apple: If you support Java3D in OSX - I will be able support you by writing more applications and games for your platform"
While I plan on getting a Dual 800 when they support Java3D, our numbers are too small to really have an impact on their bottom line. If we started creating killer apps with Java3D however...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael P. McCutcheon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 1:26 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] latest MacOSX news???
>
>
> At JavaOne, I spoke with some of the Java/OS X guys in the
> Apple booth. I
> commended them for including a modern JVM in OS X. Then I
> specifically
> asked if OS X was going to support Java3D, and he gave a
> definate yes. He
> said that they even had it running on a single machine at
> apple (sounded
> like they had to do some serious voodoo to get it to work).
> But then he
> reiterated that before they do Java3D they needed to get the
> rest of the
> stuff in OS X up to speed. I think the guy I spoke with also
> mentioned
> something about licencing costs or something...can't exactly remember.
>
> My take is that they are teetering on if they should support
> Java3D or not,
> given that they have not made any public announcements. I
> feel that it is
> important for us to let Apple know, in a kind but convincing
> way, that we
> would like to see Java3D on OS X. Maybe we need a slogan that says
> something to the effect of:
>
> "Apple: If you support Java3D in OS X, I'll buy a new Mac."
>
> I mean that literally myself.
>
> It would seem that Sun would also have an interest in this happening.
> Consider the alternative, MS is going to fight Sun all the
> way, whereas
> Apple is shipping JDK 1.3...just imagine what it would be
> like if an updated
> version of OS X had Java3D installed by default! It can happen.
>
> Who do we talk to? Who do we email and let them know?
>
> -------------------------------------------------
> Michael P. McCutcheon
> "Apple: If you support Java3D in OS X, I'll buy a new Mac."
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ted Halmrast" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 9:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] latest MacOSX news???
>
>
> > Yeah, this is a major issue for me as well. Anyone heard anything?
> >
> > On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Jenkins, Todd (HOU) wrote:
> >
> > > Howdy.
> > >
> > > So what's the lastest news concerning Java3d on Mac OSX?
> Is there any
> news?
> > > Considering buying a G4 system to develop software, but I
> really need
> this
> > > API to be supported.
> > >
> > > Todd
> > >
> > >
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