Posts by ambrose

Apple threatens Java with death on the Mac

It is different in effect

Both MS Windows and Apple are closed products. But, to be fair to Microsoft, Windows is more open to third-party software than Apple is. There are no obstacles to supplying a Java environment that will run on Windows, and anybody can get the technical information about the Windows API needed to develop it. Apple makes life a bit more difficult for third-party developers who don't want to be part of Apple's walled garden.

Microsoft takes Oracle side in Google Java-phone attack

Not exactly on Oracle's side

Microsoft sees a chance to attack Google and Linux at the same time. They don't care about Oracle (in fact they'd probably like to attack Oracle as well).

It's called "cynical opportunism".