In Oracle Trial, Google's Android Boss Confirms Java Talks With Sun

As the trial over Android's use the Java programming language entered its second week, the man who oversees Google's mobile operating system took the stand, and under questioning from Oracle -- the company suing Google -- Andy Rubin confirmed that at one point, Google tried to secure a partnership with Sun Microsystems that would have given it the explicit right to use the Java platform. In 2010, Oracle purchased Sun Microsystems -- the company that built Java -- and now that it controls the programming platform, it's accusing Google of patent and copyright infringement. As part of its case, Oracle is attempting to show that Google was aware it needed approval to use the Java platform on Android but never actually secured that approval.

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