It is always interesting to read an article by someone that doesn't understand the software much less development.<p>"Java's creators borrowed ideas from the widely-used language known as C" "C" not so much. Weird the article doesn't mention profitability.<p>"What turned Java from a modest evolution in computer language to a full-scale business phenomenon was savvy marketing by Sun."<p>Really - Java's success was despite the marketing that was applied. The Java Community Process and the alignment of big partners drove Java's success. Not sure where Java would be if it wasn't for J2EE and the application servers.<p>Java didn't make money because there isn't any money in development tools and even less in languages.