Java actually did/does make them money, most obviously through the Ask Toolbar bundling deal (which is why they still desperately cling to it even though it trashes their reputation and people hate it).
They also get commercial support contracts from it.
And they got money from licensing various trademarks, test suites, J2ME and so on.
But yeah - ultimately Sun weren't able to build a killer business out of Java. They had a variety of small revenue streams but nothing that could compete with Windows.
They also get commercial support contracts from it.
And they got money from licensing various trademarks, test suites, J2ME and so on.
But yeah - ultimately Sun weren't able to build a killer business out of Java. They had a variety of small revenue streams but nothing that could compete with Windows.
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