Comments on: Jobs sour on Java http://davedupre.com/2007/06/09/jobs-sour-on-java/ Some random thoughts - Go big or stay home! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gwendolen Sarisbury http://davedupre.com/2007/06/09/jobs-sour-on-java/#comment-27 Gwendolen Sarisbury Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:35:05 +0000 http://davedupre.com/2007/06/09/jobs-sour-on-java/#comment-27 <strong>Krall</strong> Thank you for your post! Krall

Thank you for your post!

]]> By: admin http://davedupre.com/2007/06/09/jobs-sour-on-java/#comment-8 admin Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:21:05 +0000 http://davedupre.com/2007/06/09/jobs-sour-on-java/#comment-8 I agree that most of Jobs statements relate to the iPhone and their desire to keep it closed. However, it is interesting to me that it's not just the iPhone. They are also not making it a priority on Leopard, the next version of the OS coming out. Ruby is the big thing, and that is definitely a very open system to be pushing. It's kind of a two-sided face, but nut much different from the iPod strategy. Not a Mac groupie, but I do like a lot of Apple stuff. I agree that most of Jobs statements relate to the iPhone and their desire to keep it closed. However, it is interesting to me that it’s not just the iPhone. They are also not making it a priority on Leopard, the next version of the OS coming out. Ruby is the big thing, and that is definitely a very open system to be pushing. It’s kind of a two-sided face, but nut much different from the iPod strategy.

Not a Mac groupie, but I do like a lot of Apple stuff.

]]> By: David Bennett http://davedupre.com/2007/06/09/jobs-sour-on-java/#comment-7 David Bennett Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:35:34 +0000 http://davedupre.com/2007/06/09/jobs-sour-on-java/#comment-7 Job’s stance against Java has nothing to do its popularity or size and everything to do with keeping the iPhone proprietary. If Apple were to support Java, they would have to support open standards which would mean that applications would be portable to other mobile devices. This is the same proprietary, closed system strategy that Microsoft has been using to maintain their strangle hold on various markets. Of course, the Mac groupies will buy anything Apple creates. I am hoping the developer community just says no to the iPhone. Job’s stance against Java has nothing to do its popularity or size and everything to do with keeping the iPhone proprietary. If Apple were to support Java, they would have to support open standards which would mean that applications would be portable to other mobile devices. This is the same proprietary, closed system strategy that Microsoft has been using to maintain their strangle hold on various markets. Of course, the Mac groupies will buy anything Apple creates. I am hoping the developer community just says no to the iPhone.

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