Probably not. Java is too strong to be killed. I posted the following answer to the question: Will Oracle's lawsuit Against Google Put a Chill on Java Adoption? asked in ebizQ SOA Forum When Oracle acquired Sun, I thought it was a wrong decision (read my post: Vendors Survival:The Sun is red - Oracle to buy Sun First Take ). It seems that Oracle's managers reached a similar conclusion and are trying to minimize the amount of money they lose. The lawsuit against Google is one of the ways to achieve it. However, this lawsuit supports the concerns about Java after Oracle acquired Sun. The delicate balance of the Java community with two strong players (IBM and BEA), Sun as the owner of Java and leader of the Java Community Process and other strong players (Oracle, SAP, RedHat/Jboss etc.) no longer exists. Oracle swallowed BEA and Sun and is now the owner of Java. Java w...
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