Reply to post: Re: Google must have paid big bucks...

$10bn Oracle v Google copyright jury verdict: Google wins, Java APIs in Android are Fair Use

Dazed and Confused

Re: Google must have paid big bucks...

> Is that you Larry? Go back to your Hawaiian island and leave the computer industry. You are no longer relevant.

But if Larry had won, he wouldn't own a "Hawaiian island" or even a pedallo for very long. If Oracle had proved that you can claim royalties on the usage of an API, Oracle would have to give every cent's they've ever acquired to IBM.

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