'Write once, run anywhere' not working for phones

Iria · Jul 14, 2005, 09:44 PM

When it was first introduced, Sun Microsystems' Java software for cellular phones was supposed to let developers write a single program that could run on any handset.

A half decade later, Sun's Java for cell phones, called the mobile information device profile, or MIDP, is used in half the world's 1.4 billion phones for downloading other bits of software. But writing a program that can run on any handset still isn't possible.
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YAYitsAndrew · Jul 14, 2005, 09:53 PM

Everyone makes their own api.

You could blame it on a slow-moving standardization, but I bet you motorola doesn't want its apps running on nokia phones. "Come to motorola we have killer_app_7" becomes a moot selling point. If anyone can download a ringtone installer why pay tmobile to download ringtones from them?

These phones are locked down, perhaps by demand from cellular providers, so that content can be exclusive and sold. Don't blame java for playing in a greedy 'oasis'.

Jul 14, 2005, 09:44 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	'Write once, run anywhere' not working for phones When it was first introduced, Sun Microsystems' Java software for cellular phones was supposed to let developers write a single program that could run on any handset. A half decade later, Sun's Java for cell phones, called the mobile information device profile, or MIDP, is used in half the world's 1.4 billion phones for downloading other bits of software. But writing a program that can run on any handset still isn't possible. __________ Read More / Source: ZDNet

Jul 14, 2005, 09:53 PM	#2
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Everyone makes their own api. You could blame it on a slow-moving standardization, but I bet you motorola doesn't want its apps running on nokia phones. "Come to motorola we have killer_app_7" becomes a moot selling point. If anyone can download a ringtone installer why pay tmobile to download ringtones from them? These phones are locked down, perhaps by demand from cellular providers, so that content can be exclusive and sold. Don't blame java for playing in a greedy 'oasis'. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com