Keep in mind that Oracle has 11,000 application customers who will get the Oracle application server as part of an upgrade later this year.

With Java, Oracle has the language the underpins its enterprise applications and middleware---not to mention IBM's. It only stands to reason that Oracle would monetize Java via lawsuits and patents.

Although Oracle is backing away from commercial support for GlassFish, the core code remains integral to its plans for Java, according to the blog. “Oracle is committed to the future of Java EE ...

Oracle’s Co-CEO Mark Hurd recently acknowledged that Java users typically are months to years behind in their patching schedule. Upgrading versions or rewriting apps takes even longer if it is ...

Oracle acquired Sun in 2010 and sued Google not long thereafter. It can’t claim copyright over Java; a language can’t be copyrighted, just creative expressions in that language.

Oracle makes the case that Java's application programming interfaces aren't just a means of using pre-written software, they're actually a copyrighted work unto themselves that Google copied.

As Oracle mentions above, Java isn’t going away any time soon, but web developers and businesses who rely on the app-like functionality in their browsers based on the Java applet will have to ...

The focus mentioned by Oracle on micro-services and other cloud-focused applications for Java EE 8 is not much of a surprise, given Oracle’s own increased focus on cloud infrastructure, platform ...

Oracle’s Java Management Service can shine a light on which versions of Java you’re running, what apps are running on them, and which installs are outdated.

Oracle employees that worked on Java EE have told others in the community that they have been ordered to work on other things. There has also been open talk of some Java EE developers "forking ...