Sun VP: Java for iPhone Coming
Sun VP: Java for iPhone Coming
by , 9:30 AM EDT, March 10th, 2008
Sun Microsystems has taken an interest in Apple's iPhone and has plans to develop a version of its Java Virtual Machine for the combination iPod and smart phone. Vice president of Java marketing Eric Klein confirmed that an iPhone JVM is in the works and will be available for the iPhone and iPod touch some time after June, according to Infoworld.
Mr. Klein commented "We're going to make sure that the JVM offers the Java applications as much access to the native functionality of the iPhone as possible." He also expects that a large number of Java-based applications will be able to run on Apple's handhelds once the JVM is available.
The company plans to distribute its iPhone JVM through the App Store, Apple's online system for finding, purchasing and downloading iPhone and iPod touch applications. Apple plans to open App Store in June when it releases iPhone and iPod touch Software Update 2.0.
Mr. Klein added "It's a new platform for us. We might be able to bring additional technologies onto the iPhone and the iTouch."
Observer Comments
Instead of trying to capitalize on buzz, they should focus on what developers REALLY want: Java 6 on Mac OSX. We have been waiting for years, and all that we have is a crappy developer build of an Apple JVM. Sun and Apple need to get serious about the OSX platform as a whole and create an official, Sun blessed JDK for OSX.
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