Paul Watson wrote:
>Yeah, let's pretend that this is our fault for wanting to upgrade Java
>versions rather than Apple's fault for being more than a year behind on
>releasing the port for Java 6 and then failing to port it in a way that
>is accessible to more than a handful of users.
No, let's not pretend anything. Let's deal with the realities.
>Greg you give some of
>the best advice and tips of anybody on this list, Apple Dev's included,
>but you're coming off as a seriously delusional fanboy here.
I appreciate the kudos, but I think you are mistaking my point.
>Java is available in all versions and bits on Windows and Linux.
Undeniable.
>Apple is the one who is failing to conform here.
Equally undeniable.
>Don't push their bad decisions on us.
I'm not. At least not in the sense I think you mean.
Business is business. If one of your suppliers screws up, you have to deal
with it. How you deal with it depends on you and the supplier. That is
what I advocate doing: dealing with the reality of the situation in a way
appropriate for your business.
Other options are to ignore the screwup, or pretend it didn't happen, or
just hope for it to get better by itself. I do not advocate any of those.
I suspect fanbois would.
However, if you think you don't have to deal with someone else's screwups,
or even just their own self-interested business decisions, then I think
that's delusional.
>Java 6 should be available on Tiger and Leopard, for
>32 and 64 bit, and it should have been so long before now.
Yes. I completely agree on all points.
Note that I also advocate dealing with reality. Apple has decided to do
something other than what you wanted, so the next move is up to you. You
can make an emotional vindictive decision or you can make a rational
business decision taking all business factors into account. Your choice.
>Anybody who thinks otherwise has their lips placed a bit too close to
>Apple's backside.
Or Apple's choices don't matter that much to their business options. In
other words, if your business options aren't inextricably tied to java 6,
then it matters little to you what Apple does or doesn't do, and when it
does it.
-- GG
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