Google: Sun Offered To License Java For $100M 173
alphadogg writes "Sun Microsystems offered to license its Java technology to Google for $100 million, a Google attorney said Thursday, attempting to show that Oracle is out of touch as it seeks billions from Google for patent infringement. Oracle and Google were in court for a hearing in Oracle's lawsuit accusing Google of patent infringement in its Android OS. Judge William Alsup was in a feisty mood, warning Oracle that 'this court is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oracle Corporation' and telling Google that Andy Rubin, who runs its Android business, will be 'on the hot-seat' at trial. He also criticized both parties for taking unreasonable positions regarding the amount of damages owed for the alleged infringement."
Re:wow google wow. (Score:5, Informative)
they did. it's called "dalvik". the problem is, oracle thinks dalvik infringes on patents used by java's hotspot(tm) runtime.
Re:Greedy, Oracle. (Score:5, Informative)
But Google used the code anyway and that's where they are in the wrong.
Uh, no, you might be confusing patents with copyright. They don't distribute Oracle's licensed code in Android itself [zdnet.com] and as far as I know, the copyright claim in the lawsuit has already been dropped.
It's pretty obvious they knew about these patents but ignored them so that puts them in the wrong.
The question is not whether they knew about them, but whether:
1) They are valid at all - (Oracle was ordered to drop 98% of them from the lawsuit [slashdot.org])
2) They are infringing - that's up to the court to decide.