Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 14th Jul 2005 20:02 UTC
When it was first introduced, Sun Microsystems' Java software for cellular phones was supposed to let developers write a single program that could run on any handset. A half decade later, Sun's Java for cell phones, called the mobile information device profile, or MIDP, is used in half the world's 1.4 billion phones for downloading other bits of software. But writing a program that can run on any handset still isn't possible.
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...because Java is about as platform independent as C is.
Or from the article :
"Instead, Nokia, Motorola and other handset makers have built devices using their own fixes for MIDP."
Because they like buzzwords/hype enough to implement java but are so scared of actually competing on a level playing field that they will make sure all the apps/games will run on their platform only.
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2005-07-07
.........because Java is about as platform independent as C is.