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'The lawsuit began when Oracle sued Google in 2010 over its use of 37 Java APIs, which Oracle acquired when it bought Sun Microsystems. In 2012', am I crazy or
by calsy 10y ago
'The lawsuit began when Oracle sued Google in 2010 over its use of 37 Java APIs, which Oracle acquired when it bought Sun Microsystems. In 2012', am I crazy or is this just a misprint? Oracle sued Google in 2010 before they acquired Sun Microsystems?
- arcatek 10y agoThey purchased Sun in 2010, and sued Google right after.
- Morgawr 10y agoThere's a period between those sentences. The "In 2012..." is related to "...a judge ruled that APIs can't be copyrighted at all". I don't know when Oracle bought Sun (didn't look it up), but this is not what the sentence(s) is(are) implying.
- taspeotis 10y agoThe relevant sentences are: The lawsuit began when Oracle sued Google in 2010 over its use of 37 Java APIs, which Oracle acquired when it bought Sun Microsystems. In 2012, a judge ruled that APIs can't be copyrighted at all, but an appeals court disagreed. Not sure what confusion could arise from this.
- stuartleigh 10y agoIf you miss the period it reads as "... which Oracle acquired when it bought Sun Microsystems in 2012," which I guess would be confusing.
- pritambaral 10y agoOracle filed against Google on Aug 12, 2010.[0] Oracle announced buying Sun on Apr 20, 2009.[1] The deal may have taken a while to complete (as late as 2015), but Oracle got to integrate Sun's assets into Oracle as early as 2010, and indeed that is when everyone (including Oracle) believes Sun was acquired. ---- 0: http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/pdfs/FINAL_Complaint.pdf http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/pdfs/FINAL_Complaint.pdf 1: http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363 http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363