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Re: MIDP MIDLET J2ME Java Mobile Applications on Maemo

I'm really hoping Nokia will deliver a MIDP-Runtime für J2ME. They have already an ARM-compatible one for symbian. Why not for maemo?

Re: MIDP MIDLET J2ME Java Mobile Applications on Maemo

I think it's not so much that Nokia wouldn't want that to happen - it's more of a question of resources. I mean, they don't even have a good landscape mode support, and the reason was that they have assigned resources to the most important use cases.

I think support for J2ME is not viewed as a high priority use case, more of a legacy support.

Having said that, I wish Nokia would help the maemo community out and giving us the building blocks required to figure out the rest.

Re: MIDP MIDLET J2ME Java Mobile Applications on Maemo

Okay, why not releasing the runtime under a left open-source licence?

Re: MIDP MIDLET J2ME Java Mobile Applications on Maemo

Because only the Copyright/Trademark/Patent holder can do such a thing.

Re: MIDP MIDLET J2ME Java Mobile Applications on Maemo

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Originally Posted by iKneaDough (Post 328190)

There are tons of apps that are J2ME that could be useful to many people.

For example my workplace requires an RSA token to log onto the VPN. They make a J2ME app which emulates the token. I wish I would be able to run that on the tablets.

Agreed... but an RSA token serving app is not in my collection. :)

No doubt that J2ME apps that access a single domain, running on a keyed device can be, and have been some of the most secure in past years. But that's just it... past years. In the over 10 years MIDP 1.0 and then MIDP 2.0 apps have been around, J2ME hasn't really taken off.

I was one of their biggest fans. However, either because of the licensing requirements or the high cost of development (including licensing fees in the past) JAVA technology was harbored until the customer base and demand increased.

When those winds and tides changed, SUN, IBM, and its partners either couldn't muster enough able bodied hands to sail this technological ship or the ship itself suffered from the ravages of time.

Whatever the case may be, a lot of people lost interest and Apple and it's app store sailed away. :eek: