Could Oracle Tap into Android Revenue?
September 2, 2010
Google has been sued by Oracle, as reported by the siliconvalley.com blog post “’Mo Money Mo Problems’ for Google”, for the heavy use of Java by Google in its Smartphone Android. Oracle that acquired the Sun Microsystems, which had developed Java, claims that Android is infringing on Java copyrights.
The Android in fact is popular because it is open source, but even then according to the article, “Android users to bring in $10 billion a year for the company by using Google’s other services, which are supported by ads”. Therefore, we expect another Silicon Valley clash of the titans over the intellectual property and patent law that could cost the search giant a lot of money. This may cause some breathing problems for Google, which shows signs of losing agility.
Everybody uses Java, and now that Oracle desires to milk Sun’s intellectual property as a cash cow, would we see more of such suits?
Leena Singh, September 2, 2010
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For more information regarding the lawsuit and the patents involved, check out Sunlight Research’s upcoming webinar “Will Oracle’s Java Patents Take Down Google’s Android Platform?” at http://www.SunlightReseach.com. It promises to shed light on the outcome of a very important battle.