On Apr 30, 2:02 am, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > It'd be a punch in the face if the program also included some sort of > > statement about that with a single java client, there's no need to do > > separate versions for each OS like Google does... :) > > I think, if there really were advantages to doing it in Java, Google > would've gone that route already.
No, because Google is on a crusade against Java. In fact, they removed their perfectly functional and useful J2ME GMail application from their servers. They could have just placed a notice saying "this won't be updated anymore, use it as-is" but no, they had to erase the binaries from their servers. Think of Microsoft making sure its apps don't run under WINE. Fortunately users re-uploaded the app to third party servers without Gurgle's permission... and it continues working just fine (someone from sweden even hacked it to support multiple accounts, I think). > This smells of JNI and platform specific > code paths, even more so than Picasa, Google Earth etc. There is no graphics in a network centric tool, so the comparison is really not appropiate. Yes, some JNI could perhaps be needed. FC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "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.
