Oh, how the mighty have fallen. This is what developer.apple.com/java read back in 2009 [0]: Mac OS X is the only major consumer operating system that comes co

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. This is what developer.apple.com/java read back in 2009 [0]: Mac OS X is the only major consumer operating system that comes complete with a fully configured and ready-to-use Java runtime and development environment. Professional Java developers are increasingly turning to the feature-rich Mac OS X as the operating system of choice for both Mac-based and cross-platform Java development projects. Mac OS X includes the full version of J2SE 1.5, pre-installed with the Java Development Kit (JDK) and the HotSpot virtual machine (VM), so you don't have to download, install, or configure anything. Deploying Java applications on Mac OS X takes advantage of many built-in features, including 64-bit support, resolution independence, automatic support of multiprocessor hardware, native support for the Java Accessibility API, and the native Aqua look and feel. As a result, Java applications on Mac OS X look and perform like native applications on Mac OS X. [0] http://wayback.archive.org/web/20091223033016/http://developer.apple.com/java/ http://wayback.archive.org/web/20091223033016/http://develop...