Insider: Oracle has lost interest in Java | JavaWorld

Insider: Oracle has lost interest in Java | JavaWorld

More like this Email a friend From Sorry There has been a lot of scuttlebutt lately about Oracle and a supposed de-emphasis on Java within the company. The rumblings are getting louder. From the  apparent dismissal of Java evangelists  to an email alleging a shrugged-shoulders attitude about Java, Oracle's commitment to the platform has come into question. This is happening despite a road map that commits to a  modular Java 9 release  in a year and a planned  emphasis on enterprise Java  at next month's JavaOne conference. The email, sent to InfoWorld on Tuesday by a former high-ranking Java official, claimed to feature details from inside Oracle. It said the company was becoming a cloud company, competing with Salesforce, and "Java has no interest to them anymore." The subject line cited "Java -- planned obsolescence." Oracle is not interested in empowering its competitors and doesn't want to share innovation, the email further alleges.

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