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Really?

I was at Sun (2004-2010) when SavaJe was purchased and J2ME was in the throes of standardization hell. I lobbied for investment with a handset manufacturer (Samsung was my choice) to partner with for an "on device portal" using Java as the base dev platform and a more functional user experience based on work done by SavaJe. The UI was wireframed out, looking somewhat similar to IOS/Android and with similar functionality. I was told there was no money or will to do it right so it wasn't going to be done at all.

In swoops Larry circa 2009, buying Sun and firing everyone even remotely connected to the project. Here he is, in hindsight, claiming someone "stole" his IP when he effectively binned it himself. Really, Larry? At long last, have you no decency?

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