A Java technology insider says the future of Java hinges on how Oracle handles the JCP, the Project Harmony certification process, and the OpenJDK project.
by Mike Rozlog
June 24, 2009
e have all heard the speculations about why Oracle is purchasing Sun:
Oracle is trying to get on the same level as IBM. They want to be considered a complete vendor, offering applications, platforms, and databases. A one-stop shop, if you will.
Oracle has maxed out the applications and database markets. To remain a major player in the space, they have to expand and get into the hardware business.
The purchase is a long-term defensive move in response to the rumors of Microsoft purchasing SAP.
While the reasons for the purchase may be important to many people, what is most important to me is what happens to the Java technologies that Sun has created, built up, and serviced over the past 15 years. I have often written that "Java is COBOL," because almost every business today has some sort of Java somewhere doing something. Rumors are flying around the application development industry, but it is way too early in the process to know just where the dust will settle and how the story will end. That does not mean that we cannot use history as a guide to predict the future.
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e have all heard the speculations about why Oracle is purchasing Sun:
