Steve Jobs Comments on Apple's Java Discontinuation
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.
Sun (now Oracle) supplies Java for all other platforms. They have their own release schedules, which are almost always different than ours, so the Java we ship is always a version behind. This may not be the best way to do it.
Oracle supplies Java for all other platforms except for the Mac. Due to differences in release schedules, Apple's implementation of Java is always a version behind. Jobs indicates "This may not be the best way to do it." He stops short of saying that Oracle will be stepping up to fill the void, but suggests that would be a better solution. Oracle has made no public announcements about their plans.Top Rated Comments
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I think/hope that Oracle is going to step up and offer it for MacOS X.
I think/hope that Oracle is going to step up and offer it for MacOS X.
I'm sure they will. Maybe their version won't be quite as suitable when it comes to native-looking widgets, but Java has never been good in that department anyway.
If Oracle decides to make a JVM for OS X it should in theory be a net win for the Java using community.
So what say you, Oracle?
Who cares about damn java?????? Better say something about effin' iWeb, Steve!!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Surely you jest.
Still, this doesn't answer why Java is BARRED FROM THE APP STORE (both iOS and OS X). I've used many great Java programs that are fast and well-integrated into OS X. Poker Copilot comes to mind.
New unknown security bugs could be exploited while OS X wouldn't be affected because it would be on a previous build.
- YAY for not being on the bleeding edge
I just corrected the grammar of a billionaire. I can check that off the bucket list.
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