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20071214 Friday December 14, 2007

Not the droid you're looking for: Google GMail also happy w/Java ME

Java ME technology detractors love to claim (without justification) that nobody uses Java ME, Java ME sux!, it's too fragmented to be of any use, there are noooo usable Java ME apps that exist today, blah-blah-blah, yadda-yadda-yadda.

You'd think that Java ME would be comparable to Microsoft Bob (for those who remember). Well, the reality check is that companies, like the really big one that starts with the letter "G" are busy creating and evolving Java ME usable applications like GMail Mobile.

See:

Google loves Java ME

Here's a quote: 

 Gmail's mobile site is perfectly 
 functional, but [Google] offers 
 something even better for Java-
 compatible phones. The Gmail Java 
 app promises faster performance 
 than the Web interface, and it 
 supports attachments better.  To 
 try it, visit http://gmail.com/app 
 and click the big blue Get Started 
 Now button.
Java ME is not just alive and well, but growing as a usable and unifying platform for mobile phones, not just for games, but for real-world apps like GMail Mobile.

Who needs droids? :-)

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