> Yes, because as I mentioned on the other comment you ignored
I am not the other person you responded to.
Anyway, don't you think the fact that so many others decided to copy the language and implement their own versions of it is a testament to its popularity and not just that it got pushed by a single company?
It was, and still proves that a company marketing it with $500M didn't happen. Are you also going to say the same about python, or can we end this discussion?
Exactly! Thanks for proving the point. It was a collective effort of people/companies pushing a good programming language rather than a single company (Oracle) doing it. Not to mention that they license it in certain cases.
I am not the other person you responded to.
Anyway, don't you think the fact that so many others decided to copy the language and implement their own versions of it is a testament to its popularity and not just that it got pushed by a single company?