I wish Oracle would try to build an ecosystem around Java Client. If Sun had done this, they could be Android right now. There might have been a few dollars in that. There might still be.
If Oracle isn't trying to build an ecosystem around Java Client, and it's just a hobby, I wish somebody would tell me. :-) jeff On Jul 10, 2014, at 9:53 AM, David Hill <david.h...@oracle.com> wrote: > On 7/10/14, 10:40 AM, Jeff Martin wrote: >> That's not what Bill Gates or Steve Jobs said. > To be fair - both of those guys are trying to build an ecosystem - not just > an OS, but an OS and tools and products layered on top of it. They want to > create an environment that you want to come to and spend $$$. > > Oracle's bottom line is about Big Data and the appware in the middle of it. > That middle ware uses several technologies for graphical display and JavaFX > is just one of them. Unless you are a middle ware customer, you probably have > not seen any of them, because unlike MS Word, or Apple ITunes, they are not > usually seen by the general public. > > It certainly would be nice to have more JavaFX applications (real apps or > even good demos) as it would help showcase the capabilities. Jasper has > whipped together some interesting demo apps over the years for JavaOne > > Any suggestions on good demo apps for small boards (Pi, i.MX6) ? (Existing or > otherwise). > > Dave >> >> jeff >> >> >> On Jul 10, 2014, at 9:32 AM, "Fabrizio >> Giudici"<fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:23:43 +0200, Jeff Martin<j...@reportmill.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I agree that Oracle should have an in-house apps team to create a few real >>>> world apps. Sun's lack of this helped marginalize Java Client and >>> Corporates should only do what concerns their business and AFAIK Oracle's >>> business was not to create real world apps (I mean, with the exception of >>> IDEs or other apps for the management of Oracle apps). A technology owner, >>> usually, when tries to create a real world app only creates a demonstrator >>> of a real world app, which doesn't have any success. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect @ Tidalwave s.a.s. >>> "We make Java work. Everywhere." >>> http://tidalwave.it/fabrizio/blog - fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it > > > -- > David Hill<david.h...@oracle.com> > Java Embedded Development > > "A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey > the world." > -- George Santayana (1863 - 1952) >
