Silicon Valley loses if Oracle wins against Google


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 10 May 2016

The Oracle logo is seen on its campus in Redwood City, California June 15, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

NEW YORK: If Oracle wins against Google in court, Silicon Valley loses. 

The software company run by Larry Ellison alleges that the web-search titan illegally used Java programming language for its Android smartphone systems. Despite one favourable ruling, the copyright case looks weak. Worse, it could stifle computer coders and others in the high-tech epicentre. 

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