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Aren't they losing money every time someone downloads desktop Java SE for free then?
by mrsteveman1 15y ago
Aren't they losing money every time someone downloads desktop Java SE for free then?
- kodablah 15y agoTheir argument (which I disagree with) is that creating Java applications is far different than creating a JVM and class libraries. The latter must be licensed. So in their view, driving developer adoption of their language increases the potential for licensing the implementation specification. But let's be honest, OpenJDK is gonna be all there is (sadly). I liked the direction Harmony went, and it was very strict about the legality of what it developed and used.
- rbanffy 15y ago> OpenJDK is gonna be all there is (sadly) Not sad at all. A hostile move by Oracle may be all that's needed to drive a lot more effort into improving it. And the best feature is that it's absolutely Oracle-proof.
- protomyth 15y agoNo, it their product to distribute as they please. IBM and others have paid for theirs so the thinking is Google should pay too. In particular, the licensing on the phone / device edition has always been different.