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Google's was not using Oracle's virtual machine, and their attorneys were not frauds, but they've been tied up in litigation for most of a decade and are facing

Google's was not using Oracle's virtual machine, and their attorneys were not frauds, but they've been tied up in litigation for most of a decade and are facing potentially ten billion dollars in penalties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_America,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_America,_Inc._v._Google.... Java is not a responsible or ethical choice for anybody to use for any purpose.

pjmlp 8y ago
They just screwed Sun, created Android J++ with applause from wannabe be Google employees, and turned down the opportunity to buy Sun and own Java. They deserve what they get.
pdpi 8y ago
Google's case is less one of "using" Java, and more one of reimplementing it. It's an entirely different legal beast.