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Java was chosen by Android Inc. though, not Google.

• Mikeb85 11y ago
  You're right, but Google released the first Android handsets. Actually I forgot when the Sun/Oracle sale happened. Android 1.0 was released before Oracle bought Sun. Though I suppose there was always the possibility of legal action by Sun.
  • joezydeco 11y ago
    Google knew Java was a risk for Android and memos disclosed in the court case show that Google was trying to figure out possible solutions. Schmidt (being an ex-Sun executive) reached out to Sun to talk about an alliance. http://icdn4.digitaltrends.com/image/google-schmidt-610x452.png http://icdn4.digitaltrends.com/image/google-schmidt-610x452....
• greydot 11y ago
  Didn't Google think about changing languages several years ago but were already so invested in Java, they decided not to? I may be remembering that incorrectly