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Branding fail so bad that everyone forgets that Java even has a mascot.
There are dozens of us! Millions of devices and dozens of us know about Duke!
Fun fact, Duke is released to the public. I forget in what way exactly, but Oracle freed them (him? it?).
I thought it was a cup of coffee? A hipster barista in 90’s Memphis style illustration would be most accurate I think.
Damn, I went searching online for some examples and got nothing that was really from back then. Just shitloads of AI vaporware slop. Time to dig out my old design mags I guess.
That would be the natural assumption, but Sun didn't do it. I think there is a logo for books, but not one by Sun/Oracle.