We'd be in a much better world if IBM or Redhat had taken over Java. That being said IBM is working on open-sourcing their core JVM technology to act as platfo

We'd be in a much better world if IBM or Redhat had taken over Java. That being said IBM is working on open-sourcing their core JVM technology to act as platform, not just for Java but other runtimes as well. [1] There is hope still... [1]http://www.infoworld.com/article/3014128/open-source-tools/ibms-open-source-jvm-project-could-also-speed-ruby-python.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/3014128/open-source-tools/i...