Thread: Oracle sues Google over Java patent infringement in Android
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2010-08-13 , 21:02
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Originally Posted by Rauha View Post
Sun was very unhappy with Google/Dalvik.
SUN execs including co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim were some of the earliest investors in Google (before Google had been incorporated) and Eric Schmidt (who led Java development at SUN) went on to become CEO for Google. The relationship between SUN and Google has always been very cosy, and it's a great shame Google didn't buy SUN (perhaps they wished they had now).

Oracle don't have that kind of relationship with Google, instead the Oracle CEO is best buddy of the Apple CEO. It's all rather incestuous!

Originally Posted by Rauha View Post
I think that simpler explanation is that Oracle bought Sun before Sun sued/was done with negotiating Google.
If true, how long does it take to negotiate a licence that is available to every Tom, Dick and Harry company on the planet? If Google couldn't come to an agreement over a Java licence with SUN then Google only have themselves to blame - everyone knew SUN were up for sale months before Oracle finally inked the deal.
 

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