Joey Gibson wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Peter Becker <peter.becker.de > <http://peter.becker.de>@gmail.com <http://gmail.com>> wrote: > > > How many people really care about having the latest Java? How many of > those still use Macs? Whatever is left is the market you miss out on, > and that just doesn't seem much to me. > > > I have a Mac Pro and I really wish Apple would keep up with Sun's > releases. The 6u13 ADC release is a good sign, but I'm not convinced > yet that Apple is really (still) committed to Java. How many people > were at JavaOne in 2000 (2001?) when Steve Jobs was McNealy's surprise > keynote guest and said that Apple was going to make the Mac the > premiere platform for Java development? I was there, and they followed > through on that promise, for a while. It's been pretty sad the last > two years or so. But again, the latest release is encouraging. > So you are in the second group: people who care about Java but still use Macs. Whatever it is that makes you stay with Apple, it is probably better for them to invest in that than a more up-to-date Java. After all you don't care enough about Java to make you abandon their products. In the end it is all a question of what's the bottom line.
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