What I was trying to say is that Microsoft paid probably more than 3 times 2.4 billion for patent violations and other dishonorable (in my view) behaviour and still is around, I do not see why it would be different with Google.


>I've never said Microsoft was perfect. But what Google is doing is blatant and from the looks of things, will get nailed for it. Oracle is suing for $2.4 billion. If it's proven that Google purposely violated the Java patents, they could end up paying three times that amount. There are other, similar suits pending against Googe. Some believe that Google will not be able to sustain their current direction.
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>http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/08/08/beating-the-iphone-at-any-cost-may-prove-too-expensive-for-google/?awesm=tnw.to_1AHKw
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>>Microsoft has been competing illegally for years now, it does not seem to be a problem, justice is not blind when money is around.