Oracle is really an acronym, short for One Real Asshole Called Larry Ellison.
This move is hardly surprising given Oracle's policies, honestly it's surprising they're doing it this late.
My guess is that they wanted to wait until their lawsuit against Google is resolved. The plan was to win the lawsuit to prove they own all APIs and designs, then kill all alternative Java implementations (both OpenJDK and JREs). Then they would herd everyone to use their implementations, wait a year or two, and start squeezing money out of them.
Oracle finally targets Java non-payers – six years after plucking Sun • The Register
'Java SE is a broad and all-encompassing download that includes Java SE Advanced Desktop, introduced by Oracle in February 2014, and Java SE Advanced and Java SE Suite, introduced by Oracle in May 2011. '
'Java SE is free but Java SE Advanced Desktop, Advanced and Suite are not. '
'Java SE Suite, for example, costs $300 per named user with a support bill of $66; there’s a per-processor option of $15,000 with a $3,300 support bill. '
'And you only become a designated user of, say, Java SE Suite, when you use the necessary bits associated with that profile – and then you pay accordingly. '
'The version of Java in contention is Java SE, with three paid flavours that range from $40 to $300 per named user and from $5,000 to $15,000 for a processor licence. '
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4 u/RayLomas 16 Dec 2016 20:46
Oracle is really an acronym, short for One Real Asshole Called Larry Ellison.
This move is hardly surprising given Oracle's policies, honestly it's surprising they're doing it this late.
My guess is that they wanted to wait until their lawsuit against Google is resolved. The plan was to win the lawsuit to prove they own all APIs and designs, then kill all alternative Java implementations (both OpenJDK and JREs). Then they would herd everyone to use their implementations, wait a year or two, and start squeezing money out of them.
0 u/derram 16 Dec 2016 18:21
https://archive.is/xpGlH :
'Java SE is a broad and all-encompassing download that includes Java SE Advanced Desktop, introduced by Oracle in February 2014, and Java SE Advanced and Java SE Suite, introduced by Oracle in May 2011. '
'Java SE is free but Java SE Advanced Desktop, Advanced and Suite are not. '
'Java SE Suite, for example, costs $300 per named user with a support bill of $66; there’s a per-processor option of $15,000 with a $3,300 support bill. '
'And you only become a designated user of, say, Java SE Suite, when you use the necessary bits associated with that profile – and then you pay accordingly. '
'The version of Java in contention is Java SE, with three paid flavours that range from $40 to $300 per named user and from $5,000 to $15,000 for a processor licence. '
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0 u/vaginitis20161116 17 Dec 2016 01:23
How is this good for Java?
1 u/Pawn 18 Dec 2016 02:10
I dont see an upside other than money, and scaring away customers. I hope the competiton isnt free.