I suggest you all check out the latest developer preview from Apple. It's only a few months behind the Sun release. On May 31, 2009, at 2:22 AM, Peter Becker wrote:
> > 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. > > Peter > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
