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Can someone give the background of why Google did what they did? Did they want to block Java compatibility or was that a side effect of some other objective?

• Oletros 11y ago
  Google wanted to use a programming language with a lot of developers and decided to use Java
• iwwr 11y ago
  Android started back when Sun was still independent and they failed to formalize the IP relationship with Sun. Google could have nabbed Sun if they wanted, but it was of no value to them when Oracle swooped in.
• pjmlp 11y ago
  They didn't want to pay Sun for the royalties they were asking for.
• tim333 11y ago
  History very approximately: > In November 2006, Sun open-sources Java. >In November 2007, Sun approves Google's use of Java in Android. > April of 2009, Oracle Corp. announced that it would be acquiring Sun Subsequently Oracle figured it could get some money from Google by requiring a license fee http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-history-of-java-and-android-as-told-by-google/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-history-of-java-and-an... It gets more complicted though, see http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-history-of-java-and-android-as-told-by-google/ http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-real-history-of-java-and-an... and a bunch of other stuff
  • glomph 11y ago
    Thanks.