In the most recent update for OS X 10.6, Apple has deprecated Java. That is, the Apple produced JVM won’t be supported any more and possibly removed from future versions. Ironically, the update also includes some improvements to Apple’s Java.
Moving to a third-party JVM will involve some glitches. There is SoyLatte, and I hope new solutions will come up for this problem. However, a bigger problem might be its implication for Java applications on the upcoming Mac App Store for OS X. Will deprecated technologies or third party JVMs be allowed? If not, this will be really dangerous for the Java industry on Mac.
November 16th, 2010 at 8:44 am
[...] and Oracle announce OpenJDK project for Mac OS X. This is one of the better results after Java was deprecated on OS X. So OpenJDK takes the reins for Java on OS X and future releases will come from Oracle. It is good [...]
December 2nd, 2010 at 3:51 pm
[...] long ago OpenJDK for Mac was announced. And it has already arrived. This is really good momentum. While we are on the topic, [...]