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Wrong.

Android has the highest smart phones market share (Samsung alone became th

largest smart phones producer in the world). It's recent news.
-Giuseppe

Il giorno 21/nov/2011 02:15, "David Robillard"  ha scritto:
> On Sun, 2011-11-20 at 06:04 -0500, hollunder@lavabit.com wrote:

quoted text
> [...]

> > I realize this question might be provokative, but I've never seen this

> > comparison before and am genuinely interested in your opinion.

> > Both java and browser/JS are cross platform. Both are available on almost

> > every device out there. Why is browser/JS the way to go?

>

> Because that is *actually* true of browser/JS, and not for Java.

>

> * Most Windows computers do not have Java.

> * Java is officially deprecated on Mac OS X.

> * Java will never, ever be available by default on any Microsoft

> platform

> * Java is not included in the default installation of the overwhelming

> majority of free software operating systems

> * Neither the most popular tablet nor the most popular smart phone (the

> iPad and iPhone, respectively) have Java at all.

> * Java requires software installation of some variety (unless you're

> seriously going to suggest using Java applets in 2011 with a straight

> face...)

> * Java recently has acquired a lot of legal questions making it not

> exactly the wisest investment for new technology.

> * There are many cutting edge modern browser implementations, and

> activity here is moving at an astonishing pace.  Java is a dinosaur.

>

> This is not the 90's.  The client side Java dream failed.

>

> Regardless, if I may take the liberty of speaking for this community,

> making people use Java for something is a sure-fire way of ensuring they

> don't use it.  The reasons why don't really matter.  The browser Just

> Works.  Java is a PITA.

>

> -dr

>

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Wrong.

Android has the highest smart phones market share (Samsung alone became th =

largest smart phones producer in the world). It's recent news.

-Giuseppe

Il giorno 21/nov/2011 02:15, "David Robilla=

rd" <d@drobilla.net> ha sc=

ritto:

On Sun, 2011-11-20 at 06:04 -0500, hollunder@lavabit.com wrote:

[...]

quoted text
> I realize this question might be provokative, but I've never seen =

this

quoted text
> comparison before and am genuinely interested in your opinion.

> Both java and browser/JS are cross platform. Both are available on alm=

ost

quoted text
> every device out there. Why is browser/JS the way to go?

Because that is *actually* true of browser/JS, and not for Java.
* Most Windows computers do not have Java.

* Java is officially deprecated on Mac OS X.

* Java will never, ever be available by default on any Microsoft

platform

* Java is not included in the default installation of the overwhelming

majority of free software operating systems

* Neither the most popular tablet nor the most popular smart phone (the

iPad and iPhone, respectively) have Java at all.

* Java requires software installation of some variety (unless you're

seriously going to suggest using Java applets in 2011 with a straight

face...)

* Java recently has acquired a lot of legal questions making it not

exactly the wisest investment for new technology.

* There are many cutting edge modern browser implementations, and

activity here is moving at an astonishing pace. =C2=A0Java is a dinosaur.
This is not the 90's. =C2=A0The client side Java dream failed.
Regardless, if I may take the liberty of speaking for this community,

making people use Java for something is a sure-fire way of ensuring they

don't use it. =C2=A0The reasons why don't really matter. =C2=A0The =

browser Just

Works. =C2=A0Java is a PITA.
-dr
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