The company's executive chairman says that Larry Ellison's claims about Android are "simply untrue" and calls for patent reform. August 26, 2013 1:36 PM PDT Google's Eric Schmidt has been seen using the Moto X, which runs the Android operating system at the heart of the lawsuit with Oracle. (Credit: Getty Images) The legal battle between Google and Oracle over Android's use of Java isn't over yet, and neither is the war of the words between the two companies. Following comments made a few weeks ago by Ellison that what Google CEO Larry Page did with Android and Java was "absolutely evil," Google chief executive Eric Schmidt replied on Google+. Related stories: Court rules that IP cloaking to access blocked sites violates law Secret Service releases first 100 pages of Aaron Swartz's file Comcast reportedly cooking up new anti-piracy scheme Aereo sued by Boston TV station over copyright French three-strikes law no longer suspends Net access After saying in a public Google+ post published Sunday that Google doesn't like to get into public battles with other companies, Schmidt then said that "Ellison's claims that Google 'took [Oracle's] stuff'" are "simply untrue." "That's not just my opinion," Schmidt wrote, "but the judgment of a U.S. District Court." After briefly summarizing the ruling against Oracle, Schmidt placed the public spat in the context of the ongoing clashes over patent reform. "Patents were designed to encourage invention, not stop the development of new ideas and technologies," he said. A request for comment from Oracle was not returned by the time of publication. We will update the story when we hear back from Oracle.
The company's executive chairman says that Larry Ellison's claims about Android are "simply untrue" and calls for patent reform.
Google's Eric Schmidt has been seen using the Moto X, which runs the Android operating system at the heart of the lawsuit with Oracle.
(Credit: Getty Images)
The legal battle between Google and Oracle over Android's use of Java isn't over yet, and neither is the war of the words between the two companies.
Following comments made a few weeks ago by Ellison that what Google CEO Larry Page did with Android and Java was "absolutely evil," Google chief executive Eric Schmidt replied on Google+.
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After saying in a public Google+ post published Sunday that Google doesn't like to get into public battles with other companies, Schmidt then said that "Ellison's claims that Google 'took [Oracle's] stuff'" are "simply untrue."
"That's not just my opinion," Schmidt wrote, "but the judgment of a U.S. District Court."
After briefly summarizing the ruling against Oracle, Schmidt placed the public spat in the context of the ongoing clashes over patent reform.
"Patents were designed to encourage invention, not stop the development of new ideas and technologies," he said.
A request for comment from Oracle was not returned by the time of publication. We will update the story when we hear back from Oracle.
