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I agree with the main premise of the article: that Steve Jobs isn't the one dealing a blow to Java, he is just getting rid of the white elephant that is already
by NathanKP 16y ago
I agree with the main premise of the article: that Steve Jobs isn't the one dealing a blow to Java, he is just getting rid of the white elephant that is already on its way down.
Seriously Apple does not have that much of a market share in the desktop and laptop field, and while it is a growing share, it is far from the market majority. Therefore, to think that Jobs is dealing a major blow to Java by not factory installing Java on a machine which is only going to sell to a small percentage of the market doesn't make sense.
If Java is losing popularity as a desktop app programming language it won't be because of Apple.
- glhaynes 16y agoI agree that it's not the primary cause of Java's decline — as if it had far to go aside from theoretically — as a desktop system. Apple's moves seem these days to signal or drive the industry direction, though, so if Apple's deprecation isn't a blow, it's at least a bellwether.
- NathanKP 16y agobellwether noun harbinger, herald, indicator, predictor Thanks for teaching me a new word.
- ghshephard 16y agoI highly recommend: http://www.amazon.com/Bellwether-Connie-Willis/dp/0553562967 http://www.amazon.com/Bellwether-Connie-Willis/dp/0553562967 It's a fast, one day read, and it ages well - I re-read it every couple years.