:-( RT @jreschke: oh cool, Step 15 of http://bit.ly/cx62Bk explains how to read a table; anybody still wondering why this spec is so long?
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RT @smeyen: RT @newsycombinator: Email from Steve Jobs re: Java and OS X http://j.mp/bBYKFZ (via @luebken)
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@bitboss Doesn't seem to me Oracle cares much about a "promo bonus" among developers.
@atownley My preferred IDE is called Emacs, but then again, I no longer really spend my time in there.
@atownley Apple will be dropping Java support from future OS X versions, see http://bit.ly/dxYEhJ
@MMahlberg Java is certainly doomed as a platform for client development; I concede that Apple has gotten that right.
Much as I love it, I fail to see developers switching their server platform just to be able to keep using OS X for development
. @bitboss What would Oracle gain by supporting Open JDK on OS X? Why would they care about OS X Java users if even Apple doesn't?
. @dysinger You're right, forgot about the UI X Window aspect. No chance unless someone ports it to Cocoa, then, which seems very unlikely.
@vogella The cost must be quite high. It might be higher than the return. It depends on how much pissed-off Java developers cost
Apple's Java deprecation is mostly bad news for end user app developers, such as @beatunes, if IDEs can simply bundle OpenJDK
Thinking about it, dropping Java probably makes total business sense for Apple. Doesn't mean it sucks less for Java developers.
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LOL. Fitting name RT @mrreynolds: @stilkov you could call it "mum mode" - interesting idea though.
. @JerryPreissler Can't see Apple restricting Mac apps to the App Store only, certainly not within the next 10 years or so. But who knows…
Ouch RT @beaTunesApp: #Apple just killed #Java on (future versions of) OS X http://tinyurl.com/24vcexq http://fb.me/JwWw2C8D
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@pie4dan I agree, I don't think they'd do that – although we'll surely see a few thousand rants whining about the "closed" Mac
RT @dewitt: Oh, so now we need a competing "open" app store? I got your open app store right here: http://www.google.com/
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Yes, I like the Mac App Store concept. Unless it becomes the only option for installing apps, in which case I'd hate it.
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