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		Uchikoma on June 18, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Java is preparing to co-bundling and native binari... Then why even bother with Swing and desktop? Why then add JavaFX?

Kototama on June 18, 2012 [–]

For mobile applications?

sgt on June 18, 2012 | [–]

Maybe they're a bit late to the party if JavaFX is meant specifically for mobile applications. There are lots, literally tons of solutions out there, e.g. Appcelerator Titanium, PhoneGap, and others.

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