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Re:A close look at how Oracle installs deceptive software wi... by lawnchair_larry on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @11:28AM (#5097856)
Monetizing software is a hard problem. Oracle is just trying to do good in a scummy space. Most users choose to install Java, so obviously they want it.

The above post was satire in reference to Y Combinator staff's reaction to this thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5092711

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Re:A close look at how Oracle installs deceptive software wi... by Florin_Andrei on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @06:32PM (#5100342)
> Oracle is just trying to do good

You mean they're trying to do well.

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