Thread: Java for Maemo 5
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2009-10-19 , 05:10
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Originally Posted by jaark View Post
Fine, you don't use Java or Java apps. Yes, we get that. In that case, the provision of a Java SE or Java ME layer will have zero impact on your usage of the device.
You are missing the point. The point was that people do use JavaME apps but not JavaSE apps. The point also was that it is only worth implementing frameworks that are in wide use.

I can't think of any Ruby based apps off of the top of my head
And that is why Ruby is not available on the tablets out of the box, isn't it?

Cons :
* A few megs of storage space is used - you could spend a few minutes writing a shell script to delete all the Java stuff if you were that bothered,
Well, there is third-party JavaSE for the tablets (Jalimo). You can go to Extras and install it from there right away, and get all the Java goodness, the command line launch interface, the CLASSPATH fiddling, etc.

If you want Java to be present on tablets by default though, this will cost Nokia money and time developing and integrating it. Don't you think it should be counted among cons as well?
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