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The headline should read "Oracle sues Google over literally the only thing keeping Java relevant".
by jarin 16y ago
The headline should read "Oracle sues Google over literally the only thing keeping Java relevant".
- keefe 16y agoexcept for all the high quality libraries for doing hard things
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- shadowfox 16y agoI think you might be surprised at the amount of enterprise software in Java these days
- cookiecaper 16y agoPractically everything that is not .NET
- gphil 16y agoMaybe the only thing keeping Java relevant to consumers. It's also the de facto standard platform for just about all recent enterprise software projects.
- zmmmmm 16y agoI don't necessarily agree about relevance, but I do find it quite mind boggling that Oracle would strike out against what is clearly a massive growth opportunity for Java. If they want to destroy the Java brand the fastest way possible then definitely the right thing to do is start suing people who are using Java. The million dollar question is why would anybody in their right mind do this?
- extension 16y agoWhat good is Java to them if they can't control it? They don't have a monopoly on expertise.
- tezza 16y ago" The million dollar question is why would anybody in their right mind do this?" A slice of Android sales revenue... Perhaps as high as US$1 per handset would be nice.
- chmike 16y agoIsn't Android free ? The problem is more for mobile phone companies that may now have to pay a license for using it. This will hurt a lot.
- zmmmmm 16y agoIt might not hurt too much if Oracle just asks for money. I don't think it's the "free-as-in-beer" quality that is crucial to Android - it's the freedom for carriers to do what they want with it that matters. They scariest possibility would be if Oracle actually tries to exert some other kind of influence - force their own software or restrictions or branding onto Android (ugh!) - that would really scupper the whole thing. I have no idea if that is possible or not (someone please tell me it is not).
- jcl 16y agoThe Android platform itself is free, but, as I understand it, important software written for the Android platform needs to be licensed by handset makers: the Google Maps app, access to the Android Market, etc.
- squidsoup 16y agoWhile I enjoyed the humour in this statement, I think it's worth noting that Google's use of Java, particularly with GWT and GAE, is relevant. In fact, I think this form of web development is likely to supersede more traditional server based web frameworks.