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if I remember my history correctly Google did not, Android was purchased by Google by that time the choice to use Java SE as the API was already made
by syshum 6y ago
if I remember my history correctly Google did not, Android was purchased by Google by that time the choice to use Java SE as the API was already made
- CydeWeys 6y agoWhile true, it's not particularly relevant. When you acquire a company you're taking on its liabilities along with its assets.
- steveklabnik 6y agoThere's a line in here that says "In the 1990s, Oracle created a programming language called Java." that is funny on its face, but is written this way for the exact reason you're talking about.
- reikonomusha 6y agoTo their credit, they are explicit (in a footnote I believe) about equating Sun and Oracle.
- steveklabnik 6y agoYes, it is one of the first footnotes.
- syshum 6y agoBut the comment was not really about liabilities, but even in that context I think the history is still relevant. Rewriting history the way we do in the context has all kinds of problems associated with it
- sn_master 6y agoWith that logic, Oracle didn't create Java either. It was purchased by Oracle from Sun in 2009, after Google had already created the Android API.