True memory is becoming less of an issue. However as you point out every phone, country, and provide inflict different restrictions on JavaME, and thus you could end up on a device that had a lot of memory (storage) but not a great deal of memory (ram). So unless you are doing SVG, or Image /graphics intensive apps, or need to load up large DOMs to parse through, memory can drop down a notch in importance.
- climbs onto soapbox -
As for my opinion (which is all it is, my opinion) that phone companies / manufacturers are ruining the JavaME market with their unrealistic restrictions, and faulty implementations of the JSRs and Java APIs, and we need Sun or some 3rd party body to have the power to bring in all of these incompatibilities into line. Also the issue that Sun has not made companies publish in more detail what JSRs and even the fact that Java is on the device is ridiculous. You don't see Windows Mobile devices keeping quiet about what device, level and .net support they have, but yet I can not go to a Wireless phone service provider site and find out if a phone has Java or will support the WMA JSR-120 or 205. Not to mention even if the phone does support it, there is no guarantee that the service provid
e will allow that support to be active.
Without JavaME getting some major support soon, I fear it will get eclipsed by other technologies.
Sun should take lessons from Palm, who was the undisputed leader in PDAs, and is now struggling to stay in the game. Without innovation and a plan to stay up with the market you fail.
- steps down from soapbox -
:D
Best wishes,
-Shawn
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