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Good-bye JEE, hello Jakarta EE

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Oracle waves good-bye to Java Enterprise Edition, as the Eclipse Foundation takes over Java EE under a new name, Jakarta, and without the "Java" trademark. Why? Because Oracle was never successful in monetizing Java. In large part, this was because of Sun and then Oracle's failed attempts to steer the Java Community.

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cjcox ·
Under Oracle: J2EE -> Java Enterprise Edition or JEE not to be confused with Jakarta EE

Me: You lost my interest when you said "Oracle".
gus3 ·
You're not the only one. Oracle (well, Larry Ellison) hasn't been a good manager of the former Sun Microsystems' assets. Classic "killing the goose that laid the golden eggs" scenario.
jdixon ·
> Oracle (well, Larry Ellison) hasn't been a good manager of the former Sun Microsystems' assets.

The only thing Larry Ellison is a good manager of is money. And he does that by maximizing he prices he can charge for his products. The Sun assets were never going to be a good fit.

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