> Stability -- none, regarding possible law suits from Oracle. Yes, it does matter for a company. Yes, Oracle did that in the past. Do you have actual examples

> Stability -- none, regarding possible law suits from Oracle. Yes, it does matter for a company. Yes, Oracle did that in the past. Do you have actual examples of companies using Java for their run-of-the mill software that have been hit with lawsuits from Sun/Oracle? The only two I can remember are Sun vs Microsoft (because of proprietary extentions) and Oracle vs Google (complex licensing issues). Sounds like FUD to me.