Sun CEO Explicitly Endorsed Java's Use In Android

An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet writes: 'If you believe Oracle's patent lawsuits against Google for its use of Java in Android, Google has stolen not just patented ideas but directly copied Java code. In short, Google is a red-handed thief and should pay Oracle over a billion in damages. There's just one little problem with this portrayal of Google as an intellectual property (IP) bandit. When Android first came out, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, then Java's owner, greeted the news with 'heartfelt congratulations.' Whoops.'"

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Re:Won't stop Oracle

[yourmommycalled]

Nothing like a little bovine excrement from the Linsux's crowd which is where this. steaming pile came from. Because Schwartz "greeted the news with 'heartfelt congratulations." doesn't say or even imply that he gave google the OK to steal Sun's intellectual property. Of course Sun was pleased that google was going to use java in android, that would mean a lot of new revenue for Sun in the form of licensing fees and per unit fees. If somebody announce that they were going to sell a new product that used my technology and patents I'd be thrilled too, UNTIL I FOUND OUT THEY REFUSED TO PAY THE LICENSING FEES AND WERE STEALING MY TECHNOLOGY. I'm not a big fan of Oracle, but googlescrewed the pooch on this one.