* Posts by Mini71

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'Silent but deadly' Java security update breaks legacy apps - dev

Mini71

Re: Just one more thing....!

Trouble is Java 7 isn't quite ready for prime time on the Mac. We need Java at work because the applications SAP provides for platforms other than Windows are written in Java, and many other businesses and large organisations are in the same situation. We also have internal business Java applications that use JOGL (the OpenGL API - JSR-231) while doesn't work on Java 7 on the Mac yet, which kills all 3D applications (and 3D games) that use Java. Now Java applets in web browsers are another matter, however in Scandinavia, where I live, many banks require Java for their net bank solutions as its used as part of the authentication project, so killing Java applets basically stops our net bank access from working (!). This basically risks leaving us reliant on running Windows on Parallels or VirtualBox in order to keep using our Macs...