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		kaba0 on April 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [... Except that Android is a fkup of “Java” that is so old that repositories have to create an android and a normal version. Kotlin spread into android development pretty much because android java is so bad. That is exactly what was the “damage” Oracle sued for.

smsm42 on April 5, 2021 [–]

I kinda doubt Oracle sued for 9 billions damages because Google tarnished Oracle's image with their bad Java implementation.

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