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They are still being sued by Oracle over the base the OS is built on.

• blazespin 11y ago
  Lol, i love how this is at the bottom of the HN comments page. Sometimes HN can be kinda clueless.
  • bdcravens 11y ago
    Not sure what the status of that lawsuit has to do with anything. It's not like Google is going to admit defeat and stop moving forward based on a lawsuit that isn't even resolved (which was dismissed once, only to be revived via appeal). Worst case scenario is that Google will pay a damage and start paying Oracle licensing fees for Android, the same way they pay Microsoft.
    • Oletros 11y ago
      Google doesn't pay Microsoft
      • bdcravens 11y ago
        You're correct - I believe it's the handset manufacturers that do