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does anyone know what version of Java comes with the new Mac OS X Leopard?

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chewie54 - 20 Oct 2007 17:12 GMT
Hi All,

Does anyone know what version of Java comes with the new Mac OS X
Leopard?

Thanks
Arne Vajhøj - 20 Oct 2007 22:26 GMT
> Does anyone know what version of Java comes with the new Mac OS X
> Leopard?

A bit of googling seems to indicate that 1.6 will ship with Leopard.

Example:

http://weblogs.java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici/archive/2007/04/mac_os_x_105_de.html

Arne
Roedy Green - 21 Oct 2007 09:06 GMT
>A bit of googling seems to indicate that 1.6 will ship with Leopard.

That is good news.  Usually Apple is way behind everyone else.  That
means they are getting even more serious about Java than before.
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Arne Vajhøj - 21 Oct 2007 15:04 GMT
>> A bit of googling seems to indicate that 1.6 will ship with Leopard.
>
> That is good news.  Usually Apple is way behind everyone else.  That
> means they are getting even more serious about Java than before.

It is a bit late compared with Windows and Linux.

And as far as I know Cocoa-Java is not reinstated.

Arne
Nigel Wade - 29 Oct 2007 15:36 GMT
>>> A bit of googling seems to indicate that 1.6 will ship with Leopard.
>>
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>
> Arne

Apparently not as good news as was hoped:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/29/no_java_for_leopard/

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Arne Vajhøj - 30 Oct 2007 03:18 GMT
>>>> A bit of googling seems to indicate that 1.6 will ship with Leopard.
>>> That is good news.  Usually Apple is way behind everyone else.  That
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/29/no_java_for_leopard/

Yep.

But it also seems as if they are catching some flak for it.

Arne


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