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Oracle v. Google Trial On Indefinite Hold

Posted by Soulskill on from the hurry-up-and-wait dept.

symbolset writes "The trial in which Oracle is suing Google over Android has been put on indefinite hold by the trial judge, until Oracle comes up with a credible methodology for figuring alleged damages. The trial was planned to start on or after March 19."

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  1. Stratospheric numbers by Gibgezr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "For this “delay,” Oracle has no one to blame but itself, given that twice now it has advanced improper methodologies obviously calculated to reach stratospheric numbers." - Judge Alsup He isn't pulling any punches, is he?

    1. Re:Stratospheric numbers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Again, the judge here wants a credible methodology, not the patented numerical rectal extraction technique that Oracle uses for that.

    2. Re:Stratospheric numbers by Mathinker · · Score: 4, Insightful

      > Oracle has no one to blame but itself

      Where does this judge live? The MPAA, RIAA, and BSA have been doing this for years, now, no? And as far as I know, no US judge has called them out when they cite their "research" as background information in a court case.

    3. Re:Stratospheric numbers by jd2112 · · Score: 4, Informative

      Using RIAA methodologies results with damages exceeding the entire economic output of the entire world for several decades. MPAA methodologies result in neither Oracle or Google ever having turned a profit despite both being among the most successful companies of all time.

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  2. Credible? by Kid+Zero · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Credible Methodology? That doesn't stop the MPAA/RIAA....

  3. humour by rwv · · Score: 4, Funny

    From TFA:

    After seeing these filings I can't help but note the irony (and hubris) of a company choosing to name itself Oracle when it seems to be incapable of "giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions."

    Is Groklaw usually this funny?

  4. Re:Pricless! by idontgno · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's better than that, too.

    Oracle is responsible for delays which is jeopardizing its own case. If you read through the Groklaw articles about this case, it's pretty clear that Oracle's patents are being disintegrated by the Patent and Trademark Office's reexaminations.. They've already lost about half of their asserted claims in the case, and they run the risk of further invalidation of the patents they're asserting here if they delay any further.

    It would be hilariously ironic if they finally come up with a credible damages assessment just about the same time all of their patents completely evaporate.

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  5. Re:Will Oracle Now Drop Java? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Now that their primary purpose for buying Sun's Java technology is no longer useful to them, ie leveraging Java as a way of extorting profits, will Ellison abandon Java? Both are costing him a lot of money without material benefit. At some point will he give up the ghost and just abandon the whole thing or will he keep pumping money into it, hoping against hope to hit pay dirt?

    Ummm, no. The main reason Oracle bought java is that almost all of Oracle's software stack depends on java.

    Without java, Oracle would be nearly helpless. A hostile java owner could cause Oracle an enormous amount of grief.

    Anything else that Oracle can get out of java is just icing on the cake.