Today Apple released a new Application Loader (2.5.1). One of the first things I noticed when browsing inside the new .app is that it has bundled Java VM. Application Loader does not use OS X Java VM.
Bundled VM reports version number:
This gives me hope that we will see Java 1.7 VM in time with Mountain Lion
Bundled VM reports version number:
Code:
openjdk version "1.7.0-internal"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-internal-root_2011_11_07_11_55-b00)
OpenJDK Server VM (build 21.0-b15, mixed mode)
This gives me hope that we will see Java 1.7 VM in time with Mountain Lion