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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."
What are the side effects of having a computer that does not decode Java?
Nothing at all?
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
It seems to me that this week has shown a clear step forward for Apple and the Mac OS. In the very near future Lion will no longer be a computer OS but an Apple Platform. The difference being the user will not be able to just have their way with the interface, the usage or what goes on the device. I've watched the evolution of my desktop and have to say the more "stable" it becomes the more it is owned by Apple and I'm just there to rent it. OS 9 was the last time we had an easy OS to tweak and customize. It was the last time Apple allowed you to just put anything on the machine and give it a go. While I do think there's a bit of an overly paranoid reaction from many of the Mac haters; I do think the AppStore is the death of the home user control. Eventually we will not be able to put anything on our computer without Apple's approval. This gives Apple a clear appeal to the media industry across the board: "Our system cannot run pirated media!" And it gives them the ability to shape the market to whatever they see profitable. Not running Java may be justified by various reasons, but at it's core, I suspect this is them just weeding the OS from any intruders so they can begin a process of lockdown. While simplicity may have it's elegance, for those of us who want a machine tailored specifically to them we may be looking elsewhere.
I meant a version of the Sun JVM, not MSJVM. That would be the reverse: including it resulted on a lawsuit, not removing it.
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