posted 15 years ago
There's no question that the iPhone is hot. However, whether it will be the assured path to riches for years to come is not entirely certain. It has that Apple charisma, but on the downside, Apple can be very draconian about what you can do with it. For Java experts, this has been a pain, since one of the fundamental limitations is that they forbid installation of programmable environments such as the Java VM. Even a recently-developed Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone was nixed.
Android is in the ascendent. By 4Q this year, there should be a whole raft of Android phones available, so market prospects look good. It's also possible that since there are fewer restrictions on developing for Android - and more open standards - that the Android platform will attract people who aren't willing to be fenced in Apple-style.
However, JME isn't dead yet. And one of the best things about the Java platform is that obsolescence is a graceful process.
Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other.
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Benjamin Franklin - Postal official and Weather observer