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20070614 Thursday June 14, 2007

Run, don't walk away from WAP. You need Java ME tech fast

Here's an article on a reborn company that used to have a WAP mobile app, but then got religion and converted to Java ME technology.

See:

Exodus from WAP to Java ME

Here's a quote: 

 Tapatap is fueled by $2.5 million 
 in Series A funding from Gabriel 
 Venture Partners.  The company 
 currently has a WAP-based offering, 
 but is developing clients for J2ME 
 and other mobile platforms
It was probably the Venture Partners who put the pressure on Tapatap to eschew WAP and embrace Java ME tech. Those who hold the purse-strings know what's best... sometimes...

[Java ME and J2ME] ( June 14, 2007 12:08 PM ) Permalink Comments [2]

Comments:

Give us a little credit, dude! We want our app to be available everywhere there are users: web, wap, and all forms of rich clients - including J2ME. We were funded *because* we already had all of those things in the plan. Ken Scott Chief Architect Tapatap.com

Posted by Ken Scott on June 15, 2007 at 01:26 AM PDT #


Hi Ken,

Duly noted! My hat's off to you, sir, for choosing Java ME technology. :-)

Hinkmond

Posted by Hinkmond Wong on June 15, 2007 at 08:30 AM PDT #

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