Friday September 04, 2009 Make Java ME tech do your bidding... on the next Picassso
Did you ever want to attend a Sotheby's auction, scratch your nose and accidentally wind up buying a $100,000 painting of Dogs Playing Poker? No? Me neither. Well, this has nothing to do with that. Saffronart has released a Java ME mobile app that lets you keep track and bid on their art auctions. See: Here's a quote: Now, for the first time, you can monitor Saffronart's auctions and register your bids on your Blackberry or Smartphone Download and install the application to check bid histories, place bids, start and stop proxy bids, create your personal auction page and view results while you are on the move.Cool. I wonder if they have any velvet Elvises... |
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I understand your passion for Java ME technology. But an application on Blackberry does not necessarily mean it is a Java ME application, although it is based on Java.
Posted by Lee on September 04, 2009 at 08:19 PM PDT #
Hi Lee,
Before you jump to conclusions, you really do need to read a bit more carefully and assume since I write a Java ME blog I know what I'm talking about.
See:
http://www.saffronart.com/sitepages/Mobile-Auction/Devices.aspx
You'll see this quote:
"The Saffronart Auctions application is compatible with most newer-model JAVA enabled mobile phones including those from the popular brands listed above."
So, you will note that the SaffronArt mobile app is not solely "an application on Blackberry" but on Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and other Generic "JAVA enabled mobile phones..."
I might have a passion for Java ME technology, but as you will note, when developers want to reach the most mobile phones these days, they still program to a wide range of Java ME devices, not just the BlackBerry. It's a good strategy, regardless of what the iPhone and Android zealots would have you believe.
Hinkmond
Posted by Hinkmond Wong on September 04, 2009 at 09:30 PM PDT #
Hinkmond, you might want to read the comments more carefully before going all condescending on your readers. This person said that the announcement said nothing about Java ME, and he's right: Java ME is not mentioned anywhere in that article, only Java.
Posted by Steve on September 05, 2009 at 01:28 PM PDT #
Hi Steve,
1. The link I pointed to was the introduction section of a Web page. It was not an article or an announcement.
2. And it did not say an application on BlackBerry on their Web page that I referred to. It actually says, "your Blackberry or Smartphone". Now, granted a Smartphone can be a Symbian or WinMobile smartphone, but an easy click on their "Compatible Devices" link across the top of the Web page (not announcement or article) I pointed to reveals, what?, Java ME.
3. My blog is a tongue-in-cheek infotainment blog. I'm not a journalist or unbiased source of news, so naturally, I'm going to be a bit on the snarky side when I reply. ;-) (The only way to spice up an otherwise droll subject...) :-)
Hinkmond
Posted by Hinkmond Wong on September 06, 2009 at 04:54 PM PDT #
Nice dodge. You should try a career in politics or maybe as a lawyer.
Let me repeat my point: the original poster said the article said nothing about Java ME, you disagreed.
He was right. You were wrong.
Posted by Steve on September 06, 2009 at 09:25 PM PDT #
Hi Steve,
According to the Java licensing rules, when the term "Java enabled" is used for a cell phone there is no other version of Java allowed on it other than Java ME. So by the phrase "Java enabled" in the SaffronArt Web site, they implied Java ME by default. The original commenter was incorrect, maybe because he didn't know that Java licensing prevents any other version of Java other than Java ME from being on Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson cell phones, but incorrect nonetheless.
I am not a lawyer, but I do play one on TV. :-)
Hinkmond
Posted by Hinkmond Wong on September 07, 2009 at 04:20 PM PDT #