04-09-2018, 05:22 AM | #61 | |
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Google's big mistake was to assume that Sun's benevolent control of Java was going to continue. There was a lot of concern in the programming world when Oracle bought Sun, then sued Google. Several other languages such as Ruby, started to gain in popularity about that time. Heck, I think that Google even came out with a programming language. Also there are a couple of patents involved, but I think the major issue is the idea that API's can be copyrighted. The original ruling was that they could not be, but that was overturned on appeal. Saying API's can be copyrighted is a bit like saying titles can be copyrighted. |
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