Oracle Wins Revival of Billion-Dollar Case Against Google
I think the part that gets lost in all of this is that Sun offered to license Java to Google previously for $100M. [1]  Google turned that down and bypassed Sun because they didn&#x27;t want to pay (or license). At the time, Sun was happy to see Java being used by Google, even without the license. Still, Google knew exactly what they were doing. [2] My point is, they did this to themselves and they knew what they were possibly getting into.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.computerworld.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2509401&#x2F;technology-law-regulation&#x2F;google--sun-offered-to-license-java-for--100m.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.computerworld.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2509401&#x2F;technology-law...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;why-oracle-not-sun-sued-google-over-java&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnet.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;why-oracle-not-sun-sued-google-ove...</a><p>EDIT: Added the second reference and cleaned up thoughts.  Included note regarded license as well as pay.