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Ask HN: If Oracle win, why would anyone use Java ever again?

• tree_of_item 10y ago
  Because they've already built giant systems in Java and a rewrite would be extremely expensive.
  • shams93 10y ago
    Exactly even if Oracle demands some kind of licensing its likly far cheaper than the cost of writing a new system
• marvel_boy 10y ago
  Java as a language is not a great thing (Elixir for instance is a thousand times better). But the JVM is just an engineering marvel.
• grizzles 10y ago
  At this point it's irrelevant what the underlying language is. Apis will either be copyrightable or uncopyrightable. I hope Google wins but I don't think their lawyers did the best job litigating this. For example, where was the testimony by someone like Jeremy White of Codeweavers explaining he won't even have a business if this interpretation of Copyright Law holds.
• wmf 10y ago
  Never underestimate the "getting squeezed by Oracle[1] will never happen to me" effect. [1] https://thestack.com/cloud/2015/07/10/oracle-breach-notice-bullies-enterprise-clients-into-cloud-service-consultant-claims/ https://thestack.com/cloud/2015/07/10/oracle-breach-notice-b...