Oracle will charge companies for using Java SE 8 starting Feb 2019 (opens in new tab)

This is for extended support for Java SE8 only. Public updates are still available for SE9 and later releases. Java SE is transitioning to a Ubuntu-like release system with YY.M releases, some of which will be LTS will longer public update lifecycles.

Title should read "for using Java SE 8"

The article/topic is specific for Java SE 8 which is an old release and will have been an old release for several years when this goes into effect in 2020. Not uncommon to require commercial support for old releases, it encourages adoption of later versions (among being a bit of a blatant cash-grab).

It's not totally clear, but it doesn't seem like newer versions are or will be subject to this stipulation.

This is for extended support for Java 8. Oracle has been charging for extended support for Java for some time now. This is not new.

Nice attempt at fearmongering though.

Misleading.

Oracle will charge companies for extra updates after Jan 2019 for Java SE 8.

The very large majority of companies will be fine using the existing Java SE 8 or they'll upgrade to 9+.

That looks more like they're going to charge for Java SE 8 support, not for using Java in general?

So.. Java will slowly die.

Hasn't extended support been like this for a few years already?

What does this mean for a company that has java 8 embedded in its products? Would customers who use those products also have to purchase java 8?

Wait, if I understand this correctly, this is only for java 8 right?

Java 9 and 10 will still be free for commercial use until further notice.

This seems like a really big deal.

Does this affect Android in any way?