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by JAlexoid 1969 days ago
A correction - all the core Java developers are paid by Oracle to develop Java. I doubt that Oracle would win anything, by abandoning OpenJDK.

And now - they can't. Companies that are able to maintain Java are X times larger than Oracle and the core team would easily be rehired by IBM, Google, Aamazon, Facebook, Apple, etc...
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geodel 1969 days ago
None of the companies you listed would gain much over current model. They would rather move to different technologies in case Java is abandoned.

> Companies that are able to maintain Java are X times larger than Oracle

With exception of maybe IBM which anyway is crapping out, none of the other owe their business success to directly to Java based product or services. If Java were to be abandoned they can easily migrate / rewrite their internal tools / products to a different platform even if it takes 5-10 years. It is not like current prod systems will stop working just by announcement.

Also to think further Oracle abandons Java , Amazon and Google would have huge incentive to either charge lot more for Java on cloud or redirect their customers to alternatives.

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JAlexoid 1969 days ago
> They would rather move to different technologies in case Java is abandoned.

They had the opportunity to do so for at least a decade now, but they didn't. Google, even after the massive row with Oracle, still uses Java extensively. Still has new projects written in Java(or running on JVM). Having a big legal battle between Google and Oracle would surely have dissuaded FAANGs from starting Java projects, right? Nope... You're flat out wrong.

> Java were to be abandoned they can easily migrate / rewrite

That's one delusional world you live in.

> It is not like current prod systems will stop working just by announcement.

And what makes you think that those big boys aren't going to be interested in maintaining JVM?

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