On Oct 28, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Rob Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > If that's the case, exactly *what* threat does Java currently pose for the > consumer desktop, specifically Apple's desktop? > > The fact that developers can write Java apps on Windows or Linux and have > these magically run on Apple hardware without even needing to buy it. > > On top of that, Jobs has this obsession with "purity of tools" that has him > convinced that the only way to write good Mac OS applications should be to > use tools provided by Apple exclusively. > > -- > Cédric
Sadly I think you are correct. But I don't think Steve has ever tried to build a Cocoa app in XCode after having worked in Intellij IDEA, or even Netbeans or Eclipse. The difference in capabilities is staggering. XCode is lacking in all the features one has come to expect in a modern Java IDE. I was even hoping that someday I'd be able to develop Cocoa apps in Idea! That would be a pleasure indeed! 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.
