We have information that Corel is not really abandoning Java. It may be that Corel simply used Java the wrong way. That's one key danger lurking in the Java maze. The key to making a safe decision is to beware the myths of Java. We still have production applications running today in Fortran and Cobol.
People hate to throw stuff away.
Every programming language has its strengths. Java will never be optimized for everything. Don't get us wrong. Java has tremendous appeal. It's okay to wander through the maze.