Java Pre Litigation and Java Post Litigation: The Future of Java
September 8, 2010
“Java – It’s not Dead, Folks – It’s Doing Just Fine” is an interesting write up. You will want to read it because it shows what happens when an analysis ignores the craziness that can result from a legal decision. Oracle, in my opinion, wants to make money from open source technology. I don’t think Oracle is too worried about a particular company or product. I do think Oracle wants to use its Sun Microsystems’ intellectual property to make money. Money can be obtained in many ways.
There is the good old fashioned use of technology to crush opponents and emerge as the winner in a US of A style market battle. Corny Vanderbilt figured this out in the mid 19th century and the method still hath its charms.
Then there is the great idea of the tool road. You can use an Oracle technology, but you need to pay for the permission. Drug patents provide some insight into this method.
Third, the technology patents can be used for some horse trading. I have run across this pragmatic approach a number of times. In effect, a deal makes it possible to operate with confidence within a particular sphere.
One can combine methods and add unique ingredients; for example, protecting a market, creating a shotgun marriage, or obtaining a favorable concession.
The goal is usually the same: money. Get more money, increase revenues in a particular sector such as database technology in the enterprise, or free up money because sales and marketing costs go down. See. Money.
The hitch in the git along is the Oracle Google matter. Pile up examples of what’s happening now. Great exercise. The challenge is to figure out what happens if the legal issue breaststrokes down Sea World Parkway, oops, Oracle Parkway. Sorry. Evidence of proliferation does not change the unpredictable nature of legal eagles, judges, juries, and wacky parties to the matter.
Stephen E Arnold, September 8, 2010
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