Apple’s new developer documentation that was released on Wednesday for their Java updates for Mac OS X contains language suggesting that Apple may no longer releasing their custom ported Java packages.
Java Deprecation
As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of Java that is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac OS X, is deprecated.
This means that the Apple-produced runtime will not be maintained at the same level, and may be removed from future versions of Mac OS X. The Java runtime shipping in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, will continue to be supported and maintained through the standard support cycles of those products.
This move by Apple could simply mean that they are going to rely on Oracle to release new versions of Java to Mac users, rather than waiting for Apple to do it, which is normally a long time.
Also worth considering, is that Apple has stated in their guidelines for the Mac App Store that applications that use Java and other optionally-installed bits of software will not be accepted into the store. If developers chose to use technologies such as Java in their applications they will have to find their own means of distribution, which most developers already have.
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