AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Sun Job Cuts          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java: Support and criticism View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Roedy Green Guest Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:39 am    Post subject: Sun Job Cuts Sun is laying off 6000 people or 18% of the workforce. Its servers are used in the financial industry. I gather this means Java will go into hibernation for a while. I hope this blows over soon. -- Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products http://mindprod.com Your old road is Rapidly agin'. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'. Back to top Cork Soaker Guest Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Sun Job Cuts Roedy Green wrote: Quote: Sun is laying off 6000 people or 18% of the workforce. Its servers are used in the financial industry. I gather this means Java will go into hibernation for a while. Isn't most the contribution to Java from outside Sun? Back to top Roedy Green Guest Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:07 am    Post subject: Re: Sun Job Cuts On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:29:30 +0000, Cork Soaker <Thunderbird (AT) Hardy (DOT) invalid> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : Quote: Isn't most the contribution to Java from outside Sun? The most used compilers and run times are from Sun. The major class libraries all come from Sun. There an abundance of template engines/frameworks and database engines from third parties. I suspect all these goodies will be drying up. Corporations will be pulling in their horns all over. Everything as it is exists will still be there, but don't expect much in the way of improvements or bug fixes. Java might get a boost simply because competition and ease of migration will make for lower server prices. Sun too could do better than the competition if AC power prices rise again since they researched in the direction of better bang per watt. Right now oil prices have dropped to 1/3 of what they were in anticipation of reduced demand. That should mean lower AC power prices too. I don't think that will last much longer. All that has to happen is for OPEC to cut back the supply to meet the demand. There is still no competition. -- Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products http://mindprod.com Your old road is Rapidly agin'. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java: Support and criticism All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Java Newsgroups----------------Java DiscussionsWeb-based java games comp.lang.java 3D Graphics API's for Java Java: Support and criticism Java System Announcements comp.lang.java.api JavaBeans Java and CORBA Java and Databases comp.lang.java.developer Java GUI Toolkits Java Help comp.lang.java.javascript JVM, native methods and hardware comp.lang.java.misc Java Language Programming Security and Java comp.lang.java.setup Java Software Tools comp.lang.java.tech ibm.software.java.linux  Non-English Java Newsgroups----------------Java Language (German)Language Java (Français)Java (Italian)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.