I agree. I guess the bigger issue is a supposed expert consultant saying WAP
when he should have said WML.
r e n
paul.c.eijkemans@ac.com wrote:
> I agree with everyone that the headline and the claim in the article are
> terrible. Java will never REPLACE WAP.
>
> However, on the functional level Java could replace some of the WML and
> WMLScript functionality simply because it will offer more functionality. We
> have seen similar examples on the Web where Java (including JavaScript) is
> used for things like building fancy menu structures, instead of using HTML.
> Also, technologies such as Flash are more and more replacing other
> technologies, merely because of incompatibilities between browsers,
> something which a Flash-plugin doesn't have any problems with.
>
> So in my opinion we will make more use of Java midlets to replace WML and
> WMLScript on a functional level, in the future.
>
> Paul
>
> >terrible headline. WAP is a collection of protocols (and is independent
> >of carrier technology). Java cannot replace it any more than C can
> >"replace" HTTP plus TCP/IP etc. Additionally, even if Java became more
> >prevalent on phones, it would not help any of the network problems that
> >currently hamper WAP in the Europe. Additionally, it would not help with
> >the flawed marketing and business models that have hurt WAP.
>
> >zimran
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