On 8/14/2010 7:27 AM, Matthias Pfützner wrote:
You (Edward Ned Harvey) wrote:
Was java anything other than a money pit for sun to dump cash into? Did
anybody ever pay for it?
I recently read the jdk license terms. It says anybody can use it for any
reason other than nuclear facilites. So maybe Sun was making money off the
LHC. ;-)
I don't know, but I always assumed, that for example any Phone company using
Java on their phones had to pay a royalty (called license fee) to be able to
use it...
If I'm mistaken, please someone correct me...
Matthias
As someone who works directly in the JVM development group, I can assure
you, Java made money for Sun. Has done so for quite some time.
Now, it hasn't *directly* made huge profit *margins*, but we're
certainly more than covering our costs. You can buy a source code
license from us, you can buy tuning support, you can buy premium bugfix
support, etc.
I don't think I can say more than that without delving into confidential
material, but I think it's safe to verify that we're definitely a
profitable organization.
--
Erik Trimble
Java System Support
Mailstop: usca22-123
Phone: x17195
Santa Clara, CA
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