Oracle and Google To Finally Enter Courtroom

Fluffeh writes "After around 900 motions and filings, not to mention a timeline of two years, Google and Oracle are finally putting their case before a jury which will be selected on Monday. While Oracle originally sued for billions, the possible damages have come down to a more reasonable $30-something million (the details vary depending on if you ask Google or Oracle). However, the sides are still far apart. Oracle's proposal was a minimum, not a maximum, and Oracle has asked for a tripling of damages because of the 'willful and deliberate nature of Google's infringement.' For ongoing royalties from future sales, Google has proposed payment of just over one-half of one percent of revenue if patent infringement is proven, but Oracle wants more. Beyond financial damages, Oracle has asked for a permanent order preventing Google from continuing to infringe the patents and copyrights. The case is planned to start on Monday afternoon, after jury selection or Tuesday at the latest."

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Re:This really is a bizare course of action for Or

[Anonymous Coward]

Google's business model for Android is based on people using Google search from their phone.

In my opinion, this is essentially illegal dumping - Google is using it's search monopoly to undercut competitors in the mobile OS space.

But apparently people only care about these things when MS does it, so...