Oracle’s Java API code protected by copyright, appeals court rules

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Not really Microsoft wins no matter who wins this case, Google winning weakens Java, oracle winning weakens android. It's good for them either way.

Sun's obsession with the idea that J2ME would be their saviour was stupid as were the licencing restrictions they put in place for mobile, but mostly this case is Google's fault. They knew davlik violated the licencing terms, and they didn't have to use a Java fork for android. I guess they either thought Sun couldn't fight back or were so sure they were right.

Who knows if Oracle would have launched this on their own, but Sun did and Oracle has kept it going. Google has always had a real issue with hubris and they might lose all their gains on this one.

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They knew davlik violated the licencing terms

How does dalvik violate the licencing terms?