The company with the motto “Do no evil” definitely is going to have issues when in the second quarter of 2010 the Google Android smartphones sales passed the iPhone in worldwide sales. As outlined by the Wall Street Journal, the Android OS violates Oracle’s Java copyrights which is why Oracle Corp. is suing Google Inc.. Eric Schmidt, a former Sun chief technology officer, who’s Google’s founder, and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison are against one one more in the suit. Oracle acquired Sun, the company that invented the Java programming language, in January 2010. The Android Smartphone as well as hundreds of other electronic devices use Java.
Lawsuit from Oracle wants damages paid for
WSJ explains Oracle lawsuit would like “unspecific damages and an injunction against ‘continued acts of infringement’ by Google.” Google has not officially responded to Oracle’s lawsuit yet, but it had been widely assumed that it was allowed to use free open-source Java licenses, as Sun traditionally authorized use of such licenses. There was no official Oracle/Google deal that was announced. If the California court decides to grant the injunction, developers would be barred from creating applications for Android OS while any and all Android shipments would cease.
Guarding all of your intellectual property
While Sun’s business practices centered on a healthy respect for open-source software and free exchange of ideas, Oracle “takes a lot more care in terms of safeguarding its IP, and Java is one of the crown jewels of the Sun acquisition,” tech analyst Ray Wang told the Journal. PC World thinks that the Oracle is scared because if its tax evasion which is why it needs its IP. Whatever the case, the company that was once considered a rival to Microsoft – a position it has clearly lost to Google – is now looking for the court system to generate revenue.
More on this topic accessible at these sites
PC World
pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/203336/oracles_fall_from_tech_giant_to_patent_troll.html?tk=hp_new
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748704407804575426122820659864.html
“Trade the Trend” report on the Oracle-Google lawsuit
youtube.com/watch?v=ooYOG00oXpY
