Comment by Aissen 2 days ago > - No mention of[…] Java support. Lack of Java would shut out a big mass of existing SW 2 comments Aissen Reply Ensorceled 2 days ago Java was a bonus compared to ObjC, but we looked into supporting Blackberry and it was a nightmare to support all the different versions of java, frameworks, and screen types. Much easier to teach someone ObjC and produce one iPhone version. philipwhiuk 2 days ago Which was true, but developers decided it was worth writing new SW for iPhone when the App Store was unveiled (which was significantly later).
Ensorceled 2 days ago Java was a bonus compared to ObjC, but we looked into supporting Blackberry and it was a nightmare to support all the different versions of java, frameworks, and screen types. Much easier to teach someone ObjC and produce one iPhone version.
philipwhiuk 2 days ago Which was true, but developers decided it was worth writing new SW for iPhone when the App Store was unveiled (which was significantly later).
Java was a bonus compared to ObjC, but we looked into supporting Blackberry and it was a nightmare to support all the different versions of java, frameworks, and screen types. Much easier to teach someone ObjC and produce one iPhone version.
Which was true, but developers decided it was worth writing new SW for iPhone when the App Store was unveiled (which was significantly later).