A litigator's view: Three things I know about Oracle v. Google
Google may have prevailed, but fundamentally it seems reasonable for the owner of Java to expect to profit when others profit from Java.
Google may have prevailed, but fundamentally it seems reasonable for the owner of Java to expect to profit when others profit from Java.
Google may have prevailed, but fundamentally it seems reasonable for the owner of Java to expect to profit when others profit from Java.
In a power play, Oracle tries to nullify the testimony of Sun's former CEO by calling another witness in an effort to contradict everything he said.
The jury has come to unanimous decisions on all questions but one in the copyright segment of Oracle v. Google.
Oracle tries to use the testimony of Sun's co-founder to essentially null everything said by former CEO Jonathan Schwartz on Thursday morning.
Google is trying to hammer down the points that Oracle is suing now because it couldn't make enough money off of Java and couldn't bring its own platform to market.
Google's defense team reiterates in opening statements that both the Java language and related APIs were free to use for Android.
We're still banging on about social business. Why?
Oracle's Exalytics In-Memory Machine should set up an interesting customer and marketing duel with SAP's HANA systems.
While not quite a prediction, I think 2012 will be something of a watershed year for the mega vendors. It's all about the business model.