Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 8th Mar 2008 19:07 UTC, submitted by Moochman
El Reg reports: "Less than a day after Apple unveiled its much-discussed iPhone SDK, Sun Microsystems has told the world it will build a Java Virtual Machine for Steve Job's handheld status symbol. 'We're very excited,' Eric Klein, Sun's vice president of Java marketing, told the The Reg. 'We've spent the last 24 hours furiously looking through what information was made publicly available, and we feel comfortable enough at this point on the information we have to commit the engineering resources to bring the JVM over to the iPhone and the iTouch as fast as our schedules and Apple's release schedule will allow.'" Sun plans to distribute the JVM free of cost via the App store.
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RE[3]: That didn't take long.
by DrillSgt on Sat 8th Mar 2008 20:23
in reply to "RE[2]: That didn't take long."
Member since:2005-12-02
"I think you've been working for the wrong companies ;-)
The last three places I worked for gave me a phone and I'm only a lowly engineer and admin.
The again, just look at the popularity of the BlackBerry. I think the Apple wants a piece of that pie."
I must be, might be time for a new job where I don't have to pay out of pocket. I do see a lot of BlackBerry's around, and actually the CEO wanted me to get the BES up and running for his email.
RE[3]: That didn't take long.
by tomcat on Sun 9th Mar 2008 05:16
in reply to "RE[2]: That didn't take long."
Member since:2006-01-06
I think you've been working for the wrong companies ;-)
Doubt it.
The last three places I worked for gave me a phone and I'm only a lowly engineer and admin.
Right. Because they want you to be on call and accessible when they need you. Which is a kind of handcuffs. No thanks. My personal time is my time.
RE[4]: That didn't take long.
by SReilly on Sun 9th Mar 2008 10:19
in reply to "RE[3]: That didn't take long."
Member since:2006-12-28
Doubt it.
Did you actually read DrillSgt's post? Here is a reminder in case you just forgot.
Maybe I have just worked at the wrong companies, but rarely, if ever, does a company buy phones for employees...
Right. Because they want you to be on call and accessible when they need you. Which is a kind of handcuffs.
I haven't been on call in my last two jobs, so no, that's not the reason. I was given my phone to be used during office hours only, have yet to receive a call after hours.
No thanks. My personal time is my time.
So is mine and I get a free phone with it.
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2006-12-28
I think you've been working for the wrong companies ;-)
The last three places I worked for gave me a phone and I'm only a lowly engineer and admin.
The again, just look at the popularity of the BlackBerry. I think the Apple wants a piece of that pie.