May 1, 2008
One more nail in the coffin of Palm |
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According to Palm's website:
JVM download for Palm OS® devices no longer available from Palm
As of January 12, 2008, Palm no longer has rights to distribute the IBM WebSphere Micro Environment Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to our customers. JVM allows users to install and run Java applications and games on Palm OS® devices.
Palm is not able to offer the JVM download or version upgrades. We will continue to support existing installations of JVM on our website.
Opera Mini
We have advised Opera support that the Palm OS JVM is no longer available. There is no alternate Java Virtual Machine that we are aware of for Palm OS. We know of no way to run Opera Mini on Palm OS if you do not already possess the JVM. We regret the inconvenience.
Sigh. I wish the iPhone SDK licensing didn't suck so much (which is also preventing the release of a JVM for the iPhone). Or that the Android phones had some hope of being more than vaporware in the near future.
My Treo 650 won't last forever. And I refuse to run Windows on my phone. What's a geek to do? As noted on the Palm Blog, the Centro seems to be the only thing left in the lineup to move to (of course Verizon doesn't support it), but it's still the same ancient platform, with no new features except coming in a nicer package. I want wifi, I want bluetooth that doesn't suck, I want a web browser that doesn't suck. I fear I am destined to be disappointed.
Posted by dbs at May 1, 2008 11:16 AM
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Sad! I like my Treo. :p
Posted by: Lisa at May 1, 2008 12:45 PM
Have you seen
http://websphere-everyplace-micro-environment.en.softonic.com/palm
Didn't come up in FF but does in IE.
Posted by: PJH at May 1, 2008 4:04 PM
I'm trying to decide what kind of smartphone to buy. So far the Nokia N95 is high on the list. I won't run Windows on my phone and I won't do business with Sprint again. The iPhone doesn't run ssh and doesn't support tethering, even though there are no technical reasons why it couldn't.
Decisions, decisions.
Posted by: Matt at May 1, 2008 11:38 PM
My needs are even simpler. All I want is a clamshell that can be my address book . Nada. The two apparently don't exist in combination.
Posted by: Harimad at May 2, 2008 9:32 AM
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