# Surface Sales and Java Adware

DevFeed: [Surface Sales and Java Adware](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/surface-sales-and-java-adware-19538.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/surface-sales-java-adware/>)

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2016-10-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>)

Tags: [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devices.md>), [enterprise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that Microsoft Surface sales should be compared with the iPad Pro rather than the entire iPad line, and that both products target enterprise and professional users but are difficult for Java developers to support. It presents Codename One as a solution for building native apps for both platforms and criticizes Oracle's reported inclusion of adware in the Java Runtime Environment distribution.

## Source excerpt

Both TechCrunch & Engaget report that surface sold well during the last quarter when contrasting its sales of 926M to 4.9B iPad sales. But the number is a bit misleading as the surface is really comparable to the iPad pro line in terms of pricing/target market and I would guess the sales are very close and might have exceeded those of the Apple device. This is important since both devices target the very lucrative enterprise/professional user market and both require touch friendly apps. Both are hard to reach for Java developers and as such Codename One is the only solution that can properly natively address both...