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I agree with your analysis... another factor I guess is that Google will want to ensure that Oracle cannot repeat this trick whenever Oracle wants in the future
by tezza 16y ago
I agree with your analysis... another factor I guess is that Google will want to ensure that Oracle cannot repeat this trick whenever Oracle wants in the future (breach of license, not re-infringement).
My work has had bad experiences with Oracle license chenanigans. Of course Google probably has better lawyers than my work does!
- houseabsolute 16y agoOracle would not want to "kill the golden goose" as it were. Assuming Google is infringing, the lawsuit is probably just a tactic to get a greater amount of licensing fees out of them than they would have been willing to pay without compulsion. It does Oracle no good to completely kill off Android, so any fees will certainly not be large enough to make the ecosystem unprofitable for Google.
- gamble 16y agoExactly, though any amount of licensing fees or control by Oracle cuts to the heart of Android's appeal to handset manufacturers.