Sun engineer calls for Java on the iPhone

A senior engineer at Sun Microsystems has called for Apple to implement Java on the iPhone, arguing that there’d be a lot more flexibility in application development were it to be installed.

Bob Brewin, Sun Distinguished Engineeer and VP for Software, says that Java developers are being shortchanged.

He believes that various applications such as LimeWire media-sharing could be easily ported to the iPhone. He also cited Java games as an incentive.

“Fundamentally, [Apple] don’t like open systems,” Brewin said.

Personally, I’m no great fan of Java on or off the web, but each to their own. I can’t see Java being officially installed on the iPhone any time soon.

(Via InfoWorld)

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