Sun went out of business making decisions that made Java popular, but not lucrative. Oracle has a reputation as a place where people would climb over their own

Sun went out of business making decisions that made Java popular, but not lucrative. Oracle has a reputation as a place where people would climb over their own mothers to get a sale; they won't make the same mistake. Moreover, Android is a threat to Oracle's Java revenue, not an asset. Mobile JVM licenses were one of the few things Sun made money on with Java. Android is destroying that business. I'm pretty sure that Oracle would prefer a slice of a smaller pie to no share in a larger pie.