It's my impression that 'normal people', if they've heard of Java at all have very low expectations. Slow to load and ugly. So, not only would they not seek out a "java store", they'd probably actively avoid it. And, frankly, I can't really blame them.
Just yesterday, I was setting up my new printer (a Lexmark E260dn) and discovered that it has a built-in web server for configuration. There's a function there that lets you save the settings made through the webapp to distribute them to other printers on the network. Nice idea if you've got more than one printer, which I don't. But, I was exploring, so I clicked it. and Lo! it's a java applet. So, I got to stare at that f***ing coffee cup for a half minute while the damn thing asked me *three times* if I'd authorize it to run on my system until I finally just gave up and clicked the check box telling my computer to always authorize any applets coming from that particular publisher. It still asks me at least once every time I access the applet. And what's my reward for this inanity?: An GUI that would probably give Joe a brain hemorrhage. Don't get me wrong. I like Java and I can appreciate the advantages the JVM brings. I use it every day and get paid to hack on an (ugly) swing app and various other bits and pieces. Still, there's lots about the "java story" that has just never made sense to me. // Ben On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:20, Casper Bang <casper.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Java store was another naive idea by people (Gosling?) refusing to > wake up and smell the (stale) coffee. Who would use a "Java store" > apart from Java developers? Normal people couldn't care less about > what language/runtime lies underneath - nor should they. > > On Oct 22, 7:59 pm, Blanford <euroscript...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Is the Java store yet another casualty of Larry and co.? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
