Open-source Java could result in port to iPhone

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Apple has not made Java capable of running on the popular device. But Sun's Terrence Barr, technical evangelist for Java ME (Micro Edition), believes Apple's plans to release a software developer's kit for iPhone in early 2008 may result in the open-source phoneME version of Java ME winding up on iPhone.

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But Apple has been dismissive of having Java on the iPhone. Apple could not be reached for comment last week.


Who writes this nonsense ?

Apple owns the iPhone , and it is a Mac. Only apple writes software for it , only apple sells software for it , anyone else is sued for copywrite violation , and thats the way Apple likes it , and with the amazing popularity (stupidly if you ask me, but me and my fellow man often do not see eye to eye on these things) there is absolutely no reason for them to blow open the door and let the free software guys in and start giving stuff away for free that they're making a fortune off of charging iPhone users up the wazoo for.

The iPhone is as closed as it gets, and the only way it's going to change is when its popularity eventually plumets , as it does with all new toys. Only then will they open it up to squeeze that last few bucks out of it.

Any one who puts a java engine on the iPhone without Apples permission risks a repeat of the iPhone Brick debacle (thats where the phone was hacked to work on any phone network... then apple issued a new patch , and voila ! All those hacked phones suddenly stopped working, becoming nothing more than a brick. )

I applaude the notion of free software for the iphone (for any phone or computer actually) , but I just do not see them doing that. Not now when everyone is clamering for it and they can milk billions out of it yet.