I remember when Steve made the "some people need cars and some need trucks" comparison. Jony Ive apparently thinks that people who need trucks want a translucent frosted glass truck with glass tires, soft gold suspension, automotive neon and a 3.5 gallon gas tank.
Oracle moves one stage further toward getting a ~$9.3 billion settlement from Google and possibly crippling Android development.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
ORACLE AMERICA, INC.,
Plaintiff-Appellant
v.
GOOGLE LLC,
Defendant-Cross-Appellant
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2017-1118, 2017-1202
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Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 3:10-cv-03561- WHA, Judge William H. Alsup.
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Decided: March 27, 2018
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“Because we conclude that Google’s use of the Java API packages was not fair as a matter of law, we reverse the district court’s decisions denying Oracle’s motions for JMOL and remand for a trial on damages. We also dis-miss Google’s cross-appeal.”