Mac OS has 10% of the total PC market in the US. 20% of the consumer market.
So let me state the obvious: if Apple is really abandoning Java, Oracle will take it over. On Oct 21, 12:05 am, robross <[email protected]> wrote: > Just in time for the Mac app store announcement? Timing is really > suspicious, and the App store does not support deprecated > technologies, like Java! > > Mac App Store Review Guidelines > > "Apps must contain all language support in a single app bundle (single > binary multiple language). Apps that spawn processes that continue to > run after a user has quit the app without user consent will be > rejected. Apps that use deprecated or optionally installed > technologies (e.g., Java, [PowerPC code requiring] Rosetta) will be > rejected. > > Crazy! > > Crazy! > > Is Oracle going to provide the JDK/JRE for Mac OX now? Is OpenJDK7 > going to implement AWT/Swing/Java2D on top of Cocoa? > > Please, someone do something! Don't make me have to use Windows > machines!! :-() > > Source: > > http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Java/JavaSnowLeo... > > Rob -- 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.
