Firstly im guessing most people know or have read this article. I am not posting the link to gather opinions about patents, that has been too death but rather this particular statement could lead to some interesting viewpoints...
<quote> What we've actually been asked to do by Larry and Sergey is to investigate what technology >> alternatives exist to Java for Android and Chrome," << Google engineer Tim Lindholm wrote in the Aug. 2010 e-mail, referring to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. "We've been over a hundred of these and think they all suck. We conclude that we need to negotiate a license for Java." </quote> What other alternatives are there ?.. How could they seriously think of ripping out java from Android and replacing it with something else ? Wouldnt this have been the dumbest move in history, after everything that they and the public have invested in growing the platform ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
