When Oracle bought Sun Microsystems four years ago, it quickly and ruthlessly started tearing out the unprofitable stuff.

For months as Oracle Corporation's attorneys have battled Google in the courts over the use of Java interfaces in Android's Dalvik programming language, Oracle's Java development efforts have slowed.

Oracle’s changes to Java licencing and pricing are causing APAC enterprises to look at alternative options like Azul.

Companies using Java, however, may be shocked to learn that they owe Oracle anything for using Java because Java software is widely believed to be free to use.