On Oct 27, 2:00 am, Rob Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > How about this for a business case: > > 1. 50% of Java developers use Apple hardware to develop Java apps (*for sake > of argument, based on anecdotal observation)
Actually I think it's closer to 10%. Your anecdotal observation was doubtless made at various developer conferences. Remember the vast majority of Java developers do not attend conferences. They work in cubicles, coding on Windows desktops and deploying to Linux servers. > 2. Netbeans will no longer run for 50% of Java developers, but Eclipse will > continue to work. Again the percentage of NetBeans users is closer to 15% I believe. > 3. Using Eclipse makes it easer to develop apps that integrate with WebSphere > and pureScale/POWER7/ DB2. Eclipse also makes it easy to develop apps that integrate with WebLogic, GlassFish, Oracle Database etc. Oracle is an Eclipse Foundation member and have an Enterprise Pack for Eclipse. Pre- acquisition Sun also offered lots of Eclipse-based tooling for JEE, GlassFish, even JavaFX. > 4. Every app developed for WebSphere is one less app developed for WebLogic, > and one less coat of wax for Larry's boat. Can't argue with this one :-) > 5. ... > > How's that for a start? > > Rob > > On Oct 26, 2010, at 5:31 PM, Fabrizio Giudici wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 10/27/2010 02:11 AM, RogerV wrote: > >> US $1 million to get a quality AWT/Swing port to Mac OS X? > > >> Hmmm, Larry probably spends more than that every year just on boat wax > > > LOL, but let's try to be serious. Larry spends much more than that for his > > own pleasure, but we're discussing about Oracle spending, not Larry's. The > > most immediate logical consequence is that if Oracle needs to spend $1M on > > that, the thing must generate more than $1M in revenues. Would it happen? > > > -- > > f.g. -- 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.
