Remember the java hype on the web years ago. Java is suitable for
applications (and I'm sure they'll be many interesting ones for java enabled
phones) but is not a replacement for content. Developing traditional
"content" as a java applet is hard and often pointless when there is a more
concise and more powerful way of expressing it.
Personally think phones should move towards supporting more of HTML 4, DOM,
and javascript. As much as I dislike javascript, much of what people want
to do to create exciting content can be done with it, sans java. Add to
that flash playback capability and you've covered 99% of the types of
content people want to generate.
IMO, there will be a big market for java in the phone-based applications
(games, interactivity, etc), but it's no replacement for content
description.
my 2 cents
Jonathan Shore
E-Publishing Group K.K.
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> What do people think? Can Java be compared to WAP?
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> Gartner Researcher Says Java Will Displace WAP
> Wireless Application Protocol technology will be replaced by Java
> technology
> as higher speed mobile services become available, but for now it
> remains a
> viable tactical choice, said Nick Jones, research director at Gartner.
> (VNUNET.com)
> http://www.allnetdevices.com/wireless/news/2000/10/23/java_will.html
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> Jeffrey L. Funk
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