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Looking back on 15 years of Oracle Java and what it means for the ecosystem

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    Kent Sharkey
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    SD Times[^]:

    When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems in April 2009 for $7.4 billion, Oracle’s Larry Ellison said Java was “the single most important software asset we have ever acquired.”

    For those thinking of buying a gift to celebrate their lack of interest in Java, the 15th is traditionally crystal

    So maybe toss a copy of Crystal Reports on the bonfire Or a bit of beverage in a crystal glass to celebrate, perhaps?

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      SD Times[^]:

      When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems in April 2009 for $7.4 billion, Oracle’s Larry Ellison said Java was “the single most important software asset we have ever acquired.”

      For those thinking of buying a gift to celebrate their lack of interest in Java, the 15th is traditionally crystal

      So maybe toss a copy of Crystal Reports on the bonfire Or a bit of beverage in a crystal glass to celebrate, perhaps?

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      Joe Woodbury
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      Oracle may charge you for mentioning them.

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        Oracle may charge you for mentioning them.

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        :laugh: I’ll have to remember to get a support contract with them.

        TTFN - Kent

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          :laugh: I’ll have to remember to get a support contract with them.

          TTFN - Kent

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          Can you afford one? :laugh:

          There are no solutions, only trade-offs.
             - Thomas Sowell

          A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.
             - Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)

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