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Java? Not on my Mac.

By Christian Grobmeier

Apple decided to discontinue Java on the Mac. In other terms, Java will not run on OS X in future. And that means Java is not longer platform independent – an argument which was one of the bullet points on every slide promoting Java. Mac owners will not be able to run future programs – this brings us back to the dark ages were we dreamed of platform independence.

This shows how important a free implementation of Java is. Apache Harmony could be ported to run on a Mac, if Oracle would give a TCK to Apache. But until now, all Mac users who want to run Java apps have to hope and rely on Oracle.

Maybe it’s time for Ruby. Software Developers should start learning new programming languages – probably there are not enough Java jobs in the future.


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  • 4am

    What a load of crap. Macs will still run Java, they will just depend on Sun/Oracle to release it like every other platform. If they don’t I’m sure OpenJDK will pick it up (although I’d rather have offical support from Oracle). Apple’s Java was a version behind, slow, and sometimes incomplete. As long as Oracle doesn’t leave macs in the cold, this will be a good thing.

  • http://www.grobmeier.de Christian Grobmeier

    I wrote this post, when Apple decided to drop Java. Back to this time it was not clear who would do a Mac-release of Java. Meanwhile Oracle announced they would create a package for macs and Apple told the world they will support them with all the tools they have had in the past. After all this has calmed down. However, as a Mac user I was shocked by Apples announcement since it would kill my development platform which lead me to this post.
    However – when I wrote it, it was not crap, but truth. Just look at the publishing dates, do a bit googling and then you can write comments which are a little more nice to read. And you will not be forced to write anonymous with a stolen e-mail address.