jini_javaspaces@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Now imagine what would happen if Java were truly open source. What if
> Motorola, Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, and all the rest were free to create
> their own custom versions of Java that ran on their mobile handsets
> and other hardware?
>
> Something tells me that the kind of "compatibility" Sun wants to
> preserve in the Java community is the kind that keeps all those mobile
> device licensees compatible with Sun's bottom line -- not to mention
> all its other licensees, such as BEA and IBM. The full scope of the
> fees Sun receives from these has never been disclosed.

I still find it odd that people who are paid a salary can't seem to understand
how come a company that has employees that need to be paid a salary, are
concerned about how they will continue to make money.

Like it or not, reality is not always easy...

Gregg Wonderly