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That's interesting. I wonder if Google could buy IBM and then have them drop the lawsuit?

by tocomment 16y ago

helium 16y ago
I don't know if you're trying to make a joke, but that might be a bit difficult for Google to do since IBM is worth more than they are. http://www.google.com/finance?catid=66529330&sort=MARKET_CAP#link_Market http://www.google.com/finance?catid=66529330&sort=MARKET... Cap
ryanwaggoner 16y ago
There's no reason this comment should be voted down.
- tocomment 16y ago
  There's no reason your comment should be voted down either. I upvoted it at least.
  - doki_pen 16y ago
    For those of you who are relatively new here, meta-discussion is discouraged on hacker news. Now everyone quickly downvote me!
tocomment 16y ago
I wasn't trying to make a joke. I figured Google would have a very high market valuation compared to IBM. But my point still stands, why can't Google buy a company that owns some patents that Oracle is currently infringing on?
- el_chapitan 16y ago
  Jonathan Schwartz had a great article about patents and IP where he relayed some stories about the stand offs between companies with regards to patents. Seems very relevant here: http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artists-copy-great-artists-steal/ http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artis...
- tingley 16y ago
  It's quite possible that Google already owns some. We will find out when and if they find a counter-suit. Counterclaims of patent infringement are a standard tactic. I assume Oracle is angling for a settlement here. I can't imagine they want to make Android apps not be written in Java, they just want a piece.
  - artsrc 16y ago
    I think the V8 technology in Chrome is based on much older Smalltalk VM technology that Google bought. Given that everything in software violates software patents, I think it is reasonable to assume that Java does.

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That's interesting. I wonder if Google could buy IBM and then have them drop the lawsuit?

by tocomment 16y ago

That's interesting. I wonder if Google could buy IBM and then have them drop the lawsuit?

helium 16y ago
I don't know if you're trying to make a joke, but that might be a bit difficult for Google to do since IBM is worth more than they are. http://www.google.com/finance?catid=66529330&sort=MARKET_CAP#link_Market http://www.google.com/finance?catid=66529330&sort=MARKET... Cap
ryanwaggoner 16y ago
There's no reason this comment should be voted down.
- tocomment 16y ago
  There's no reason your comment should be voted down either. I upvoted it at least.
  - doki_pen 16y ago
    For those of you who are relatively new here, meta-discussion is discouraged on hacker news. Now everyone quickly downvote me!
tocomment 16y ago
I wasn't trying to make a joke. I figured Google would have a very high market valuation compared to IBM. But my point still stands, why can't Google buy a company that owns some patents that Oracle is currently infringing on?
- el_chapitan 16y ago
  Jonathan Schwartz had a great article about patents and IP where he relayed some stories about the stand offs between companies with regards to patents. Seems very relevant here: http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artists-copy-great-artists-steal/ http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artis...
- tingley 16y ago
  It's quite possible that Google already owns some. We will find out when and if they find a counter-suit. Counterclaims of patent infringement are a standard tactic. I assume Oracle is angling for a settlement here. I can't imagine they want to make Android apps not be written in Java, they just want a piece.
  - artsrc 16y ago
    I think the V8 technology in Chrome is based on much older Smalltalk VM technology that Google bought. Given that everything in software violates software patents, I think it is reasonable to assume that Java does.