I dislike the pejorative title. Google isn't "bailing", which has a negative connotation. They are being sued and the number of potential conflict of interests

I dislike the pejorative title. Google isn't "bailing", which has a negative connotation. They are being sued and the number of potential conflict of interests that could occur by having their employees at JavaOne in an official capacity are high. It is in their best interest at this point to avoid the conference, although I imagine many of their java developers will still attend in a non-official capacity.