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Monday, August 21, 2006
The Java ME market
This is an article about Sys-Con's Integral Java product, that combines support for CLDC and CDC in one implementation, but what caught my eye was this (I haven't verified whether it's actually true):Java, in the form of the Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME), has become a prerequisite for all future mobile handsets for at least the next seven to nine years. Not only will the core applications needed for the user experience be created in Java, it will also serve as the basis for the lucrative downloadable application market - the Java segment of which is currently projected to exceed $15 billion by 2008.
and this:
By mid-2006, the installed base of Java enabled handsets will cross the billion-unit mark, with over 35 vendors already offering upwards of 600 different Java-enabled handset models.
This might not be so nice though (for any specific provider of Java ME applications): over four million software developers, per 3G Americas' estimates in mid-2005, are now involved in creating J2ME-specific software
Most of them are obviously into making mobile games, but the competition among "useful" applications will also tighten.
Integral Java: A Single Solution for Bypassing the Pitfalls of Split Stacks @ SYS-CON AUSTRALIA
