[Grace-core] Java dumped from Mac

[Kim Bruce]

That seems to be a more extreme report than what I'm reading from other sources.  If true, that would be a disaster of the first degree for CS departments, which have generally championed Macs.  I've had Macs since 1984, but would dump it if it didn't support Java.  In response, Windows would probably stop supporting its port of the .net intermediate language, resulting in total chaos once more.  Let's hope that it's just a sign that someone else will take care of porting the JVM to Apple.

The following is typical of what I've been reading:
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/22/steve-jobs-comments-on-apples-java-discontinuation/
I'm trying to be optimistic ...

Kim



On Oct 24, 2010, at 7:44 PM, James Noble wrote:

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/22/jobs_on_java_for_mac/
>> "This means that the Apple-produced runtime will not be maintained at the same level, and may be removed from future versions of Mac OS X. The Java runtime shipping in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, will continue to be supported and maintained through the standard support cycles of those products."
>> 
>> After deprecating Java, the company also announced that applications using deprecated technologies such as Java will not be allowed in the upcoming Mac App Store.
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