Hear, hear:
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/google-ceo-grilled-over-emails-he-couldnt-remember-20120419-1x8vk.html
"When shown emails from Rubin and others mentioning the need to license
some of Java during 2005 and 2006, Page linked the references to Google's
attempts to build Android in a partnership with Sun Microsystems, Java's
owner at that time. Oracle entered the picture in 2010 when it bought Sun
Microsystems for $US7.3 billion.
Page later elaborated on Google's discussions Sun under while he was under
more cordial questioning from one of his company's lawyers.
******"We really wanted to use Sun's technology," Page said. "It would
have saved us a lot of time and trouble to use Sun's technology. When we
weren't able to have our business partnership, we went down our own
path."*****"
Which confirms what I've always thought: Dalvik has no essential technical
reason, but work around licensing issues. You might disagree, but then you
must admit that Oracle's CEO has no clue about their own technology. Quite
hard to imagine.
And more:
"One August 2010 email from Google engineer Tim Lindholm to Rubin mentions
being asked by Page and Google's other co-founder, Sergey Brin, to review
possible alternatives to Java. Lindholm advised Rubin all the other
choices ****"suck"**** and urged him to negotiate a license for Java."
So, Java is not that poor thing that many would like us to think; at least
in Google's thought. According to their engineering, it was clearly the
best technical solution around for making Android, and when an alternate
solution has been picked merely for licensing issues, they pursued similar
solutions and even picked the same language.
Note that all my comments are related to technology evaluation, and I'm
not talking about Google stealing anything.
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Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager
Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere."
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http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it
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