Will the Java Platform Create The Worlds Largest App Store?

To say the past few months have been a whirlwind is an understatement. And thanks for the reminders, I recognize its been a while since Ive posted a blog. For reasons why, just click here to read the background. And before you ask, SEC regulations and securities laws limit what I can discuss about the Oracle transaction, so dont expect any insights on the topic. But theres still a ton going on at Sun - with JavaOne (June 2nd, in San Francisco) coming up fastest on the horizon. Were preparing to reveal what I believe is one of the most important advancements ever for the Java community - and this time, its all about revenue and business opportunity. As you know, were fond of throwing great big numbers around when talking about Javas distribution: billions of PCs, mobile devices, and smartcards, millions of enterprise servers, set top boxes, Blu-Ray DVD players and a growing number of very cool Kindles (buy one here). Very few technologies on the internet have anywhere near that kind of distribution muscle. Adobes Flash, and Microsofts Windows are just about its only peers when measured by runtime volume. But not all Java runtimes are the same. For most devices, from RIMs Blackberry to Sonys Blu-Ray DVD players, original equipment manufacturers (known as OEMs) license core Java technology and brand from Sun, and build their own Java runtime. Although were moving to help OEMs with more pre-built te...

Date: May, 19 2009
Url: http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/will_java_be_the_world

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