Oracle's final damage claim against Google well under $100 million

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My, my, my, how the mighty have fallen. In this case, the mighty is the roughly $6 billion Oracle initially sought in its [suit against Google][3]. By September of last year that number had dropped to a comparatively paltry [$2 billion][4], which was still to high for presiding Judge William Alsup. Now that has plummeted precipitously, with Oracle's new starting figure sitting at $32.3 million. Of course, the final total for the damages will likely be higher than that, but we'd be mighty shocked if the ultimate settlement was even close to $100 million. Google's own estimates put the valuation at between $37.5 million and $46.6 million -- a far cry from the [$100 million starting point][5] Alsup had suggested in July of last year. Now all that's left is for [this sucker][6] to actually go to trial. Hit up the source to read the full filing.

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