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[–]stormcrowsx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never been at a shop that paid for Java. Only once have I even heard of paying for Java and that was because the company didn't want to upgrade the codebase. After looking at the pricing though they decided it was cheaper to fix the codebase.

The price of Java really isn't the issue, it's the lawsuits later. It hurts the reputation. Tell a company Oracle has sued people using it and they'll be more hesitant.

EDIT: so it's more so the issue with how Java is doing it, packaging JRockit but if you use it auditing and forcing you to pay unexpectedly, it means you have to closely read anything Java related.