[tsotha]

One of the reasons Sun was gobbled up by Oracle is they could never figure out how to monetize their "extremely large and valuable" Java community. I don't like the toolbar spam any more than you, but Oracle doesn't have an obligation to provide a money-losing product.

[frendiversity]

Easy, write a mobile operating system that uses Java for all the apps- then license that to hardware OEMs until you've got a stranglehold on mobile OS, like the Microsoft model on desktop.

I am saddened that Google didn't buy Sun. Maybe they'll buy Oracle and the optical barrier over the valley will dissolve and reveal it is actually a portal into Hell.