I would rather see an android and ios project cross platform that's compelling enough by oracle with a fancy scene builder based impressive GUI and datafx mongodb backend
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 10, 2014, at 8:35 AM, Jeff Martin <j...@reportmill.com> wrote: > > 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) >
