I hardly think we can blame this on Steve Jobs. Although I would like
to see Java come to the iPhone platform if for no other reason than to
use jMol on my iPod Touch, Apple has been reluctant to put Flash on
the iPhone as well. Also, it seems to me that IT people don't exactly
pay lots of attention to what comes out of Cupertino.
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On Mar 3, 2009, at 7:31 AM, Robert Hanson wrote:
I think the "evidence" in this case is simply statements by Steven
Jobs, who seems to be adamantly against Java, most likely because it
doesn't transfer well to the iPhone, but for whatever reason is
heralding this blanket anti-Java stance.
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:44 AM, Angel Herraez <angel.herr...@uah.es>
wrote:
> "a) Java allows malicious activity that could damage the system"
"Letting users use the computer allows malicious activity that could
damage the system" ;-)
And, does this mean that Flash is foolproof?
> "b) Java is an outmoded way to provide educational resources as
everyone
> is using Flash now"
Outmoded? A software that's being updated every month or so... I
would'n dare to say that.
And the key is: can Flash do what the Java applets do? I don't mean
only Jmol.
Everyone? Everyone is using Flash now to substitute html on their
pages. Does that mean that html is outmoded?
Open source vs. proprietary, of course
Whoever is deciding the (no) installation is rather short-sighted.
One has to consider the functionality, not make generalizations based
on ... what evidence?
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