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This idea of EOSL doesn't apply anymore to Java maybe just to Sun implementation but for OpenJDK it will last forever because many critical applications still runing on Java 1.4 and some enterprises doesn't yet move to Java5, 2 years ago I worked to port a huge application from Java1.3 to Java1.4 and the effort took 2 years so I don't think this company will do again the effort to early.

I ported a HUGE application from JDK 1.4 to JDK 5. It was done in mere days...

Later this same application was ported from JDK 5 to JDK 6. The transition was almost trivial. What on earth are you guys doing that porting takes 2 years???

there is no excuse for any organization or enterprise with any amount of code base to stick with old versions of JDK. Compatibility breaks are minimal and the feature leap between Java 1.4 and 1.5 is amazing... You should blame lazy rotten programmers who don't want to evolve and learn anything new for old Java versions in enterprises, as it's them who brainwash the management that the "upgrade is impossible". That also means the management is a bunch of clueless MBAs...

We code still new projects with Java 1.4 and i can tell you that our problem is not "rotten developers".