Not very significant as a target platform, I would think, but OS X is certainly a favorite development OS for many Java developers. Sun, for example, had been issuing MacBooks Pro to its engineers during its last few years.
It's unclear whether this is positive or a negative announcement. If another party steps up to maintain a JDK/JRE port on OS X, this will probably end up being a good thing, as Java updates from Apple had been infrequent.
It's unclear whether this is positive or a negative announcement. If another party steps up to maintain a JDK/JRE port on OS X, this will probably end up being a good thing, as Java updates from Apple had been infrequent.