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Oracle could pull all resources dedicated to the development of Java. Burn the forest to get the Google tree. Drastic and unrealistic, but Ellison doesn't like
by EternalFury 14y ago
Oracle could pull all resources dedicated to the development of Java. Burn the forest to get the Google tree.
Drastic and unrealistic, but Ellison doesn't like to lose.
- excuse-me 14y agoResulting in an improvement in Java for everyone C/C++ doesn't seem to have done too badly since Bell labs stopped developing it!
- huhtenberg 14y ago> C/C++ doesn't seem to have done too badly since Bell labs stopped developing it! I wouldn't be so sure about the C++ part ;)
- ConstantineXVI 14y agoKeep in mind this started because Google built their own Java implementation from scratch instead of working from the JDK. That said... a) Java customers tend to also use Oracle DB and Solaris, two other big Oracle products. Revenge on Google can't be worth giving up owning the full stack. b) Google (perhaps with IBM and Red Hat) would be absolutely delighted to pick up Java development were Oracle to stop working on it; quite the opposite of what Oracle would hope to accomplish.