Re: Why MIDP, not PP? (was Re: MIDP 2.0 beta for palmOne devices now available)

I think Palm has done an excellent choice here.

Aside from incompatible implementations of the MIDP spec
by the different vendors (and even on different devices);
Why should Palm not take advantage of the existing efforts
already put into development of numerous MIDP applications
all around the world? Particularly considering that their
main competition in the near future most likely will be all
the J2ME MIDP enabled Mobile Phones with PDA capabilities.

To be competitive, Palm must provide excellent Over the Air
connectivity to the Internet. Nothing hinders developers
from developing software with full featured PDA support,
albeit they would have to be Palm native applications.

First once connectivity and a J2ME MIDP implementation that
has passed a "J2ME compatibility check" is in place, there
will be a competitive advantage for them to providing a
"PDA"-profile (and by that time they most likely have to
because their competitors, the PDA enabled Mobile Phones,
will be equipped with more powerful processors and "disk").

Let's vote for J2ME MIDP support that passes a "J2ME MIDP
compatibility check", instead of having, or not, a slightly
compatible J2ME and a incompatible, or even Palm only, enhanced
"PDA"-profile.

Don't misunderstand me here. If Palm provides both a J2ME MIDP
and J2ME "PDA"-profile that passes a "J2ME compatibility check",
I would be utterly satisfied ;-)

These are just my thoughts about this matter.
Remember: Users and usability must go first.

Best Regards

/ Rolf

Ps Geeks want gadgets, developers want platform independence,
   users want freedom of choice and with minimal efforts spent
   on re-learning just to accomplish the same task as they did
   before on their "old" platform (at least until they can all-
   ocate time the for (re-)learning).

Hector Berna wrote:
> 
> Or even only support for Personal Java will be welcome.
> 
> I know that Personal Java is "End Of Life", but it is better for me than MIDP.
> 
> Hector
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> I'm curious why Palm is putting so much emphasis on MIDP. I would think that 
> the
> Personal Profile with the PDA optional APIs would be a better fit for their
> new devices.
> 
> Anybody have any insight into this?
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> On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:06:01 -0500, Eric Giguere
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> >FYI, palmOne has released a beta MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.1 environment.
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