> That said there are ALL KINDS of interop code that is at risk with the ruling Yes, there are parties that stand to lose a lot in the short term from a decisi

> That said there are ALL KINDS of interop code that is at risk with the ruling Yes, there are parties that stand to lose a lot in the short term from a decision for Oracle. But would it be so bad in the long term if proprietary vendor-specific protocols were put at a disadvantage? Maybe back-to-basics open protocols (or at least protocols formally contributed to the public domain) would resurge, and interoperability would actually _increase._