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No Java JRE on Pocket PC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the please-help-out dept.

Ben writes "I have an Open Letter to Sun at the PersonalJava forum (7th June) requesting Sun Micrososystems produce a free Java JRE for Microsoft Pocket PC - its over year and a half ago since they stopped work on one. If you're wondering why you should care its because Microsoft is the only competitor in that market and has no real competition. Java should flourish on mobile devices, why is Sun letting Microsoft get a foothold with .NET? If you are a Java developer for mobile devices please add a note of support to this open letter."

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  1. Why? by anonymous+cupboard · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why was the RTE for PocketPC cancelled? Whilst sales of the PocketPC are hardly runaway, it still seems to be doing quite well as a platform.

  2. Re:Inferno or "Why I don't care about Java" by __past__ · · Score: 4, Insightful
    what more could you ask for?
    Third-party libs? An installed base? Competition between multiple implementations? Qualified programmers a dime a dozen? Not having to pay for it? Mindless hype?
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  3. Wonka on Zaurus by SHEENmaster · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've had much better luck with it, and a pocket pc port is more likely than one of Java.

    Java and .NET aren't a very good idea on embedded platforms, even if I use them. It's much better to just recompile when dealing with limited conditions, such as the new Zauruses that only have 32mb of ram.

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