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Judge hands Google victory in Oracle copyright fight

A federal judge on Thursday put a stake in the heart of Oracle's big-money lawsuit against Google by ruling that the application programming interfaces (APIs) at issue can't be copyrighted.

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created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push

(AP) -- Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion.

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Jury deadlocks on key issue in Google-Oracle trial

A federal jury failed to agree on a pivotal issue in Oracle's copyright-infringement case against Google, blunting the impact of its finding that Google relied on another company's technology to build its ...

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Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury

A jury ruled Monday that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded in the high-profile trial.

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created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Google CEO Page gets grilled in Oracle trial (Update)

(AP) -- Google CEO Larry Page spent nearly an hour in a federal courtroom Wednesday deflecting questions about his role in a copyright dispute over some of the technology in his company's Android software ...

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created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Oracle CEO mulled expansion into smartphones

(AP) -- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison says he wanted to compete against Google's Android software in the smartphone market before deciding to sue his potential rival instead.

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Google says Oracle sued after own market failure

(AP) -- A Google lawyer is seeking to convince a jury that Oracle sued the search company for copyright infringement only after Oracle failed in its own attempts to build mobile software. ...

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oracle skewers Google as Android trial opens

Oracle began Monday trying to convince a jury that Google's top executives have long known that they stole a key piece of technology to build the Android software that now powers more than more than 300 million smartphones ...

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Oracle focuses on Google emails in Android trial

Oracle intends to rely heavily on Google's own internal emails to prove Google's top executives knew they were stealing a popular piece of technology to build the Android software that now powers more than 300 million smartphones ...

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ahead of the Bell: Oracle-Google trial

(AP) -- Oracle and Google are set to face each other in court in San Francisco on Monday.

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Micron, Oracle settle lawsuit over chip prices

(AP) -- Micron Technology Inc. has settled a lawsuit in which Oracle Corp. accused the Idaho memory chipmaker and other companies of artificially inflating prices for microchips.

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Oracle, Google gird for trial on Android dispute

Oracle and Google are digging in their heels as they prepare for an upcoming trial.

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created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Oracle's 3Q earnings top analyst forecasts

Sales of new software licenses at Oracle accelerated in the latest quarter, easing concerns about customers defecting to less expensive alternatives on the Internet.

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oracle's fiscal 3Q to provide gauge on technology

Oracle's latest quarterly earnings should provide a peak at just how confident companies have become in the economy by their willingness to spend money on new technology.

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Google's moves raise questions about 'don't be evil' motto

With its "Don't Be Evil" motto, Google Inc. has always held itself to a higher moral standard.

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