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No, it means that Apple is not bringing Java 7 to OS X. It doesn't prevent someone else from bringing Java 7 to OS X, nor does it mean that the existing suppor
by thought_alarm 16y ago
No, it means that Apple is not bringing Java 7 to OS X.
It doesn't prevent someone else from bringing Java 7 to OS X, nor does it mean that the existing support for Java 6 is going anywhere.
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- derefr 16y agoRight, but, if you're writing an application that relies on Java 7, you now can't expect the user to already have it installed, so you have to bring an install of it along inside your bundle, unless you want to have to direct users to go to the JRE website before installation may proceed.
- cosmicray 16y agoIt also means that Apple has to apply fewer engineering resources to supporting Java. OS X and iOS, full steam ahead !
- jon914 16y agoFor lengths of time, they only had one engineer on it by the name of Mike Swingler. I can't speak for that today, but my source for this info was the Java Swing team themselves since they talked all the time with the Java "team" at Apple.