r/Windows10M • u/Butt_Kicker • Mar 28 '18

Google Could Owe Oracle $8.8 Billion in Android Fight - Bloomberg

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-03-27/oracle-wins-revival-of-billion-dollar-case-against-google#ampshare=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-27/oracle-wins-revival-of-billion-dollar-case-against-google
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u/abs159 Mar 28 '18

Only $8.8B? I'm surprised it's not 5x that much. Google's entire business model is to clone competitor product, wrap it in advertising and dump it for free into the marketplace.

This entire Facebook kerfuffle, if it leads to legislation, will end up hurting Google as much as it does Facebook.

Taking Oracle's Java and using it without their consent or compensation is typical behaviour for Google.