Support for Windows 8 on ARM processors

[Erik Trimble]

On Sat, 2011-07-23 at 09:27 -0500, John Platts wrote:
> Microsoft plans on releasing Windows 8 for both x86 and ARM processors. A Java SE implementation is really needed on Windows 8 computers with ARM processors in order to run Java Applets, NetBeans platform, and Eclipse RCP applications. Which versions of the JDK will be supported on Windows 8 computers with ARM architecture processors?
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BIG DISCLAIMER:  Note that I in no way speak for Oracle on this matter,
and no inference should be made on any Oracle commitment for any such
statement herein, not am I making statements on privileged information.


That said, Oracle JDK currently supports several other platforms
*besides* the official OpenJDK platforms, and, vice-versa (i.e. there
are platforms in OpenJDK which don't have Oracle JDK support). 

I would expect that *Oracle* JDK 8 will be supported on Windows 8/ARM.
However, whether is work is kept private to Oracle or put into OpenJDK 8
is pure speculation on my part.

Additionally, given that the time horizon for Windows 8/ARM is likely
about the time that JDK 8 may ship, I would be surprised if W8/A is
backported to a 7Update or 6Update - that is, my reading of the tea
leaves says that W8/A support (either in OpenJDK or Oracle JDK) is
likely only to be JDK 8 or later.


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Erik Trimble
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