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Sun's "Java Powered" Campaign

Posted by Hemos on from the pushing-whatevery-they-can dept.

scapermoya writes "eWeek is reporting that Sun has started blitzing consumers , trying to increase public awareness about Java, with everything from accosting pedestrians to "Java Powered" logos begining to appear on some devices that are J2ME (Java 2 Media Edition) compatable. Tiny cup logos will now be pasted on everything from cell phones to microwaves." But not on Space Invaders clones.

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  1. Last time I checked by SwansonMarpalum · · Score: 4, Informative

    Last time I checked, J2ME is Java 2, Micro Edition, not Java 2 Media Edition. The point being that it is a very small virtual machine (as far as memory footprint and storage required)

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  2. Did you count'em? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    The last time I looked at the numbers of Java developers, it was continuousily rising.

    But don't take my word for it:
    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040629/221/eww5e.htm l