Chrome??? Microsoft has been doing Automatic update on Windows since 2000. Java historically have problem with backward compatibility specially on the Swing side. Yes my previous company has a internal swing app and we never never never update client's JVM and every time we update (from 1.2 -> 1.3 and 1.3 -> 1.5) there were always small issues here and there.
But you are right, there is no reason Java cannot do that. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Chris Koerner <[email protected]> wrote: > > What if Java self-updated on end users machines? > > Before Chrome came if you asked the browser vendors the same question they > would respond with a large list of reasons why this would be a bad idea, > and they were all valid. > > But then Chrome showed them differently, and now even Microsoft is going > to start self-updating the browser. > > So why can't Java do the same. > > Oh I know, you'll list many reasons why its impossible or a bad idea, and > I'm sure they are probably all valid and true. > > Until someone shows you differently. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/V6IJJs2ocIsJ. > 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. > -- 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.
