They could always sell an extended SDK that supports cross-compilation from Java to iOS :)
On 8 June 2010 15:45, Rakesh <[email protected]> wrote: > so the million dollar question is: > > How does Apple make money from Java? Does committing people to develop > the JDK give any financial payback? > > Rakesh > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good point. BTW, I agree with Chris' points and I understand that > >> narrow-focusing is a key to make money. After all, one of the Sun big > >> mistakes might have been to focus on too many things (same for me, > >> actually). > > > > I also agree with that point, but I don't think the equation is as > > simple as that. If it were, what went wrong some 12+ years ago when > > the Mac platform lost to Windows? Mac was just as focused back then; > > growing their own ecosystem (own hardware, own software...) unlike > > Microsoft who embraced diversity (as in bamboo PC's over IBM). I see a > > parallel here to iPhone vs. Android, the latter also embraces > > diversity. > > > > -- > > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Kevin Wright mail/google talk: [email protected] wave: [email protected] skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- 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.
