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Friday, July 14, 2006
Will Flash replace Java ME?
An interesting discussion erupted at J2ME Forums about whether Flash will/can take over from Java ME / J2ME in mobile phones. Actually Flash is by now quite powerful and programming language like, and can even set up communication sessions etc, but I honestly think it will take quite a long time, if ever, for Flash to win over Java ME.
I of course had to contribute, so read it for yourself. I'm redsmurph.
This is not 1-to-1 comparable, as most applications running on a PC are written for Windows (including the web browser of course, and pretty much all commercial games), not Flash. In a mobile phone you typically only have Java ME for all after-market applications.
Also note that there are approx. 1 billion phones with Java ME / MIDP on the market. You don't replace those with Flash-capable phones in a jiffy.
When it comes to browsing the "normal" web on a phone (which is what users want, not any special mobile web), what you need is full support for Flash, not Flash Lite.
I'm not critical to Flash, I just want to reality-nuance this discussion.
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