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Sun to sneak into iPhone party?

Monday, 10 March 2008

Sun is dedicated to getting a version of Java onto the iPhone, but I'm not seeing it. Sun is getting ready a version of java called Java Virtual Machine (JVM) based off the Java Micro Edition (ME) for the iPhone. The only problem is the creator of the iPhone, Apple. Apple didn't invite Sun onto the iPhone to begin with and unless there is an under the table deal Sun probably won't get in via the backdoor either (Apple's rules for apps say you any one app can't call on another's).

The question really is what is Apple getting out of not allowing Java on the iPhone? It wasn't to long ago that Apple pledged support to the Java developers, but now is Apple shunning these same people. Does Apple want to see Sun hurt, or are they holding off to get something out of Sun that will help them in another industry (Server, enterprise?) Maybe this is all for nothing, we have another iPhone date to wait for to find out, iPhone v2.0. When that comes out we'll see what is what with Sun & Apple.

Sun's push for the iPhone

Comments (2)

	11-03-2008 10:07
	I'm guessing that Java on the iPhone has more to do with the enterprise ambitions of Apple than it does with the App store. During the Q&A Steve Jobs said there was going to be an announcement later about internal apps that business could write for the phones, and this is where Java comes in. Registered

BigO

	10-03-2008 11:42
	Java (and Flash) would give iPhone users access to all sorts of free games outside of Apple's control. While they claim you can publish free games via the SDK, at least you have to pay Apple to publish. I would guess they are hoping devs will be tempted to charge to cover that fee, if not to generate a profit. I always thought Java Virtual Machine was a generic term applied to any Java application environment. It was used when I learned it on windows 98 at Uni...... Registered

Waragainstsleep

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