Apple Discontinuing Java Installation Packages for Mac OS X?
Java Deprecation
As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of Java that is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac OS X, is deprecated.
This means that the Apple-produced runtime will not be maintained at the same level, and may be removed from future versions of Mac OS X. The Java runtime shipping in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, will continue to be supported and maintained through the standard support cycles of those products.
On a possibly-related note, Apple has noted in the guidelines for its forthcoming Mac App Store that applications using Java and other deprecated or optionally-installed technologies will not be accepted. Developers are of course free to distribute such applications through other means, but the move appears to be another sign of Apple opting to de-emphasize certain third-party technologies in its products.
Apple's long-standing issues with Adobe Flash are of course well-documented, with the company opting not to support Flash on its iOS devices and now even shipping its new MacBook Air without Flash pre-installed.
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21 months ago
Well, that sucks for Java software developers that like macs (like me) but it wasn't entirely unexpected. Hopefully someone will fill the void. Otherwise, I'll be forced to go back to Linux.
21 months ago
Yep, this is not a great idea on Apple's part...
Since they licensed Java from SUN and then did the Mac port on their own, it would be a disaster if they abandoned future development or just ceased keeping up with current revisions.
Bad, bad, bad...
Since they licensed Java from SUN and then did the Mac port on their own, it would be a disaster if they abandoned future development or just ceased keeping up with current revisions.
Bad, bad, bad...
21 months ago
Every time I have to run a Java app on Mac or Windows, the experience usually feels slow and clunky.
Write once, run everywhere is a just a dream.
Write once, run everywhere is a just a dream.
21 months ago
i cant figure out how i can get java programming working using my "windows instructed papers" from uni, therefore i already have no other choice but to use a windows virtual machine *bleh*
21 months ago
I'm not so sure what to think of Apple at the moment. The more I think about it, the more I see that they are heading in the direction of restricting users so they fit into their tight ecosystem.
I am a developer, and an engineer. When I hear news like this that the company will cease to support technologies thus forcing me to stick to their own API's, I get disgusted. I too, may have to go back to Linux. The mac is becoming way too mainstream, which again is not a bad thing for mainstream users (99% of the population), but for those of us enrolled in academia and science and development... this is very very bad.
I am a developer, and an engineer. When I hear news like this that the company will cease to support technologies thus forcing me to stick to their own API's, I get disgusted. I too, may have to go back to Linux. The mac is becoming way too mainstream, which again is not a bad thing for mainstream users (99% of the population), but for those of us enrolled in academia and science and development... this is very very bad.
21 months ago
Not good news - I find OS X to be a superb Java development platform with Eclipse and hopefully Oracle will take up the reins for future Java releases
Java may never have really made it on the desktop but it's heavily used in Enterprise systems and still has a long future ahead of it
Java may never have really made it on the desktop but it's heavily used in Enterprise systems and still has a long future ahead of it
21 months ago
A sad day.
Quite a portion of Java developers use OSX. OSX makes a very nice Development environment, far better than windows.
Here's hoping that Oracle pick up Java for OSX, otherwise say good bye to apps like OpenOffice and a whole section of users ( i.e., Java developers - Java is ranked 1 or 2 most used language.
The notion that Java is slow is a myth, by the way.
Its quite irontic that Apple are deprecating Java on OSX since Apple use Java quite a lot - for example, Apple discussion board is JSP.
Quite a portion of Java developers use OSX. OSX makes a very nice Development environment, far better than windows.
Here's hoping that Oracle pick up Java for OSX, otherwise say good bye to apps like OpenOffice and a whole section of users ( i.e., Java developers - Java is ranked 1 or 2 most used language.
The notion that Java is slow is a myth, by the way.
Its quite irontic that Apple are deprecating Java on OSX since Apple use Java quite a lot - for example, Apple discussion board is JSP.
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