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Comment Cheap labor (Score 2) 224

Poor Google, it appears their attempts to reduce their labor costs are not going as well as they'd hoped.

Based on standardized test scores, a good chunk of this country have trouble with math and reading. From my memory, a lot of kids could do the core math, but fell apart when it came time to apply the math in word problems. Programming is word problems with typing. Maybe Google should focus on helping America with reading and writing first.

Comment Re:Could you imagine.... (Score 2) 290

> Java licenses are free to developers, but companies incorporating the technology into their platforms are required to pay, Oracle said.

> But Google rejected a deal for the proper Oracle license because it didn't want to meet Oracle's demands for Java compatibility—it didn't want Android apps to run on other platforms, Oracle said in the brief.

> That strategy ultimately prevented Oracle from licensing and competing in the developing smartphone market.

But seriously, what was their phone strategy? They weren't developing their own mobile phone. Android was released in 2008. Oracle didn't buy Sun until 2010. I guess Sun had this one: https://www.engadget.com/2006/... They released over 2 years ahead of Google. Over a year ahead of Apple And then nothing.

Were they just planning on nickel and diming platforms for Java usage?

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