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Because I think in this case, it's not just about money (per se), copying a public design, or patent-related technicalities ("we had a patent on that very gene
by nlh 10y ago
Because I think in this case, it's not just about money (per se), copying a public design, or patent-related technicalities ("we had a patent on that very generic thing!").
This one is about bad-faith theft. Google didn't sue Uber because they want to extract some $ from them, they sued because they feel their hard work was literally stolen by a bad-faith actor who is now competing against them with their own work.
Neither party cares about an extra billion or two in either direction, so I doubt we'll see a "token" settlement for that amount.
- londons_explore 10y agoDivisions in a company are fairly tightly budgeted. If Waymo can sue Uber and get $5b, that might keep them away from the prying eyes of the ruthless shareholders looking to cut unprofitable side projects.
- obstinate 10y agoThe only shareholders at Google with a meaningful vote are Larry and Sergey. I don't think they're likely to be fooled by something like a lawsuit win. If they want to cut side-projects, they can. If they don't, there's nothing in the financials that would compel them to at this time.