The thing is that it's a bad business move not only will they get bad PR. They will start losing traction on Java over time. By doing this they are trying to make sure that they get a slice of the Android pie, but this will only cause people to jump ship.
The thing is that Android is going to be a large ecosystem, and if I were Mr. Ellison I would pay Google to allow my technology to piggy back it. As then I could make products tailored for the language for developers and release them at a premium instead. Since, Java would be the de-fact standard for that ecosystem their sales would be through the roof.
If Georges Clemenceau were alive today he would have surely said, business is too important to be left to the suits.
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They've shot themselves in the head.
The thing is that it's a bad business move not only will they get bad PR. They will start losing traction on Java over time. By doing this they are trying to make sure that they get a slice of the Android pie, but this will only cause people to jump ship.
The thing is that Android is going to be a large ecosystem, and if I were Mr. Ellison I would pay Google to allow my technology to piggy back it. As then I could make products tailored for the language for developers and release them at a premium instead. Since, Java would be the de-fact standard for that ecosystem their sales would be through the roof.
If Georges Clemenceau were alive today he would have surely said, business is too important to be left to the suits.
Already being discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1599584
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