Father of Java Gives Up on The Mac

"The Father of Java," he has given up

Gosling adds more detail here.

(Although Gosling notes that when he tries to close the lid on his Solaris notebook, it keeps right on running and doesn't seem to go into "suspend" mode.)

Is turnabout fair play?

Earlier this year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs reportedly said of Gosling's famous work product: "Java's not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It's this big heavyweight ball and chain."

Can anyone remember Sun Chairman Scott McNealy walking on stage, taking a bite of an apple, and teasing the world with the potential that he would be taking over the operation in Cupertino?