https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56639088 - commonly considered that Oracle bought Sun to get hold of Java so they could sue for copyright infringement. Sun was much more open-minded (except when Microsoft attempted to destroy Java by embrace-extend-extinguish)...

'These are not accidents. These are results. Results of our choices. Where we could've chosen life, we chose cars'
~Tom Flood

Excellent, about time too.