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Gosling Reacts To Apple's Java Deprecation
Kurofuneparry writes "Apple has announced that Java is deprecated as of the most recent update to OS X. This shot across the bow is getting some responses. To Jobs' claim that 'Sun (now Oracle) supplies Java for all other platforms,' James Gosling is quoted as saying that 'simply isn't true.' Much talk of a coming turf war is to be had. This certainly can't be unrelated to statements from Jobs recently covered on this website and is sure to make waves. Apple has enjoyed significant success recently accompanied by a widespread sense that they can do no wrong in business or design. However, is deprecating Java a mistake? It doesn't take much insight to connect the dots and see that Apple has starting marking friends and enemies relative to the increasingly heated fight for mobile and other platforms."
I Would never have bought the machine if it did not run Java. Apple please hand over any propriety code (As James G is claiming) to the Open JDK group. My machine is due for an upgrade in the next six months. If Apple does not, then I will simply not buy a Mac laptop. I can use Windows 7 or Ubuntu like we currently do at our office. Java for my developers and end clients is much more important than Mac machines. There are many applications that use Java (Think most trading platforms and thousands of business applications developed in house) that have no alternatives and will never be ported to Mac OS/X.
We have over 20 Apple devices at home (Macs, iPads, iPods, iPhones). Mr Jobs, please stop acting arrogant and evil. We love your products and intend to use them for a long time. Actions such as this will make us think twice about buying Apple products in the near future. There are many credible alternatives these days.
They came first for Flash,
and I didn't post because I wasn't into broadcasting a webcam.
Then they came for the Java,
and I didn't blog because I wasn't a programmer.
Then they came for OS X,
and I didn't tweet because I wasn't a Mac Pro owner.
Then they came for the keyboard.
and by that time no one was left to bleet.
Then I bought a PC, installed Linux and was happy.
- Raynet --> .
theoretical ivory tower B.S. Real computers have limits on resources and capability that make the statement false in some cases. For example, you can't port the jvm to a Z80 or an IBM 1620 in this universe.
yes, I'm a real engineer, and I'll even agree theory is important and valuable including Turing Machine capabilities.
BUT let's think about that hard disk business. Hard disk for IBM 1620 did exist, the 1311 with two megabytes. Put that on a 50KHz driven 1620 and good luck with your jvm. Maybe you could prompt the user to halt and power off the machine and change hard disks.
Like I said, not actionable. useless.
funny you speak of C compiler, please show me one with run-time libraries that would fit on 1620 with max core (60K decimal digits)
useless ivory tower bullshit.