Java in 2008

In transition from one year to another, there is always huge number comparisons of technologies and prediction for new age. What to take serious?! Seems like most of us, who are 'in love' with some technologies, seeking for something which would confirm our interests and hopes.
But, there is one interesting comparison of java development to read. From my point, the great contribution to java based technologies in past year came from Google's Android project. I don't want to downgrade java fx, and other, but, what google touch, became flourish:)