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Apple's Lion Mac Java support

The other important piece of news from the Apple OpenJDK announcement this morning is that the new Mac OS X "Lion" operating system will continue to support Java, and specifically the Apple Lion Java implementation will be provided by Apple. Here's a statement from the Apple press release:

Apple also confirmed that Java SE 6 will continue to be available from Apple for Mac OS X Snow Leopard and the upcoming release of Mac OS X Lion. Java SE 7 and future versions of Java for Mac OS X will be available from Oracle.

By Alvin Alexander on October 20, 2012

Apple OpenJDK for OS X and a "New graphical client"

Apple and Oracle today announced the OpenJDK project for Mac OS X, ending weeks of speculation about the future of Java on the Mac OS X platform. In the joint announcement from Apple and Oracle, it was stated that "Apple will contribute most of the key components, tools and technology required for a Java SE 7 implementation on Mac OS X, including a 32-bit and 64-bit HotSpot-based Java virtual machine, class libraries, a networking stack and the foundation for a new graphical client."

By Alvin Alexander on October 17, 2012

Apple Xserve: Nobody using Xserve or WebObjects, why support Java?

With Apple's recent Mac Java deprecation announcement -- and their otherwise complete silence on the issue -- there is one other thing people can read in the tea leaves that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere else yet: Nobody is buying the Apple Xserve server device.

By Alvin Alexander on October 17, 2012

MacBook skins - a collection of MacBook skin websites

MacBook skins FAQ: What do you know about MacBook skins, and MacBook skin websites?

I've mentioned here before that I'm looking to buy another MacBook for the devdaily.com international world headquarters, and the process of learning that the base MacBook only comes in white led me to the discovery of all sorts of cool "MacBook skins" (aka, MacBook protective covers, or MacBook covers). Wow -- I knew there were very basic MacBook skins and shells, but I had no idea what a huge market this is.

By Alvin Alexander on October 20, 2012

The Apple Tax - $299 on a new MacBook

Apple's recent announcement that Mac Java support is deprecated inspired me to look at the so-called "Apple Tax" -- the premium price tag you're going to pay when buying an Apple computer, whether that be a MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac Pro instead of a Windows PC.

I just ran a comparison of a base model Apple MacBook versus two different Dell Windows notebook PCs, and the numbers are pretty scary:

The Apple Tax on a base MacBook is a whopping $219 to $299
more than faster, better-equipped Dell notebook models.

By Alvin Alexander on April 4, 2011

Apple's free iTunes iPhone remote app

As part of my work on my Mac speech recognition software, I've been digging into the use of an iPhone as a Mac remote control. While that hasn't been much of a success yet, I did stumble across the Apple iTunes iPhone/iPad remote app.

This iTunes/iPhone remote app is a free app from Apple that lets you control some iTunes functions. Apple's iTunes remote control app doesn't blow me away, however; for me, it has many flaws, including:

By Alvin Alexander on October 8, 2012

Apple to CIOs: Don't buy Macs

I'm not sure why Apple has suddenly decided to make the future support of Mac Java uncertain (see "Mac Java deprecated; Did Apple just kill Mac Java?", and "Mac Java is deprecated: What it means"), but if I'm a CIO or CTO working at a company that has invested any money at all in Java development, Apple just sent a very clear message:

Don't buy any more Mac computers in the enterprise.

By Alvin Alexander on October 20, 2012

Apple (screw Java) and Microsoft (Azure loves Java)

Apple, Microsoft, and Java: Who would have ever thought that Apple would deprecate Java, and in the same week Microsoft would come out with a Java lovefest announcement? Well, it turns out that at the PDC (Professional Developers Conference), Microsoft has indeed announced their love for Java on their Azure platform.

By Alvin Alexander on October 20, 2012

Steve Jobs Thoughts on Flash security

As I think about this latest Flash security vulnerability (see How to uninstall Flash on Mac OS X), I'm reminded of Steve Jobs Thoughts on Flash memo. As he wrote earlier this spring about Flash security:

"Third, there’s reliability, security and performance.

By Alvin Alexander on October 20, 2012

Mac Flash uninstaller - How to uninstall Flash on Mac OS X (and Windows)

Mac Flash FAQ: How do I uninstall Flash on Mac OS X (10.4, 10.5, or 10.6)?

Adobe just announced a critical Flash security flaw (and in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x applications) that makes all operating systems vulnerable to attack, including Windows, Unix, and Mac OS X systems. While it may be an overreaction to the problem, I just investigated what it would take to uninstall Mac Flash (Flash on Mac OS X), and the operation is pretty simple.

By Alvin Alexander on October 20, 2012

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