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The Case For Oracle

Posted by samzenpus on from the flip-side-of-the-coin dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a lucid writeup, InfoWorld's Neil McAllister takes a different angle on the Oracle-Google lawsuit, giving an explanation why Oracle was right to sue Google. McAllister argues that Google is splintering the Java platform, just like Microsoft was doing back in the 90s, and should be held up to the same standards. He further cites Google's Josh Bloch calling for Oracle to take a lead role in steering Java, concluding that Bloch maybe 'should have been more careful what he wished for.'"

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  1. Find the truth about Islam from the Qur'an itself! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib9rofXQl6w

  2. Who's the idiot mod who marked this as "Redundant" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here's a clue to the mods: A post is not redundant if it's the first post in a story to bring up a particular point.

  3. (plus one InformatiVe) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OpenBSD. How 8any

  4. Re:Find the truth about Islam from the Qur'an itse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The story goes-- it's a book that was written down by the wife of the profit who her husband dictated what happened in his dreams. This begs the question: why should we believe his dreams are truth about what to believe with regards to religion and faith over anyone else's dreams that were dreamt? Most people in todays world would either write such a person off as brilliant story teller or someone hard to take seriously. This does not mean one can not find things within it worthy of belief-- just that all things need to be taken with grains of salt.

  5. Re:Find the truth about Islam from the Qur'an itse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This begs the question: why should we believe

    Really? It's the same reason we have ANY religion.. blind faith.