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Re:Apple deprecates Java by acdha on Thursday October 21, 2010 @01:31PM (#1816534)
What end-user Java applications are there for OS X? The only one which comes to mind is Crashplan but I'm sure it's lurking around in other places.
Re:Apple deprecates Java by mikedanko on Friday October 22, 2010 @12:18AM (#1818557)
Folks have mentioned Eclipse as an IDE, but there's also Eclipse as a platform. I have three Eclipse RCP apps I use for visualization daily.

I also manage a lot of equipment that requires java webstart to load a configuration GUI to accomplish tasks that would be darn near impossible at a CLI or any other way.

I logged into Cisco TAC the other day. Requires Java for ticket management tasks.

I use some rf propagation tools for a hobby that are java apps.

I make frequent use of Deskzilla. Java app.

I could go for days. I won't.

Re:Apple deprecates Java by _delirium on Thursday October 21, 2010 @05:57PM (#1817621)
Do IDEs count? A lot of Mac users use Eclipse. It's not common among all-Mac teams that just do XCode, but it's fairly common for devs in groups that mostly do PC development to own Macbooks that they run Eclipse on.

Probably not a big concern for Apple, but it's common in universities, too, since Eclipse is (until now, at least) cross-platform enough that you can assume Windows/Mac/Linux-using students can all install it on their laptops.

Re:Apple deprecates Java by pvaibhav on Thursday October 21, 2010 @10:08PM (#1818316)
As an Android developer using Eclipse on a mac, this news majorly sucks. I hope the offering from Oracle will be better than Apple's JVM though.
Re:Apple deprecates Java by jonhendry on Friday October 22, 2010 @12:05AM (#1818531)
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Re:Apple deprecates Java by hughw on Thursday October 21, 2010 @05:01PM (#1817422)
Vuze aka Azureus
Re:Apple deprecates Java by alastairpat on Thursday October 21, 2010 @07:50PM (#1817967)
I won't be upset to see that go. Worst bit torrent programme I think I've ever used since the rebranding.