Oracle’s share of the Java market already had dropped precipitously, from about 75% in 2020 to 34.48% in 2022, according to New Relic’s 2022 State of the Java Ecosystem report.

Azul’s State of Java Survey and Report from 2023, which surveyed 2,000 businesses using Java, found Oracle’s market share dropped from 75% for Java Development Kit distributions in 2020 to 42% ...

Oracle introduced a paid subscription for Java in September 2018, and in January 2023 decided to switch its pricing model to per employee rather than per user, creating a steep price hike for ...