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Google didn't want to settle | 543 comments | Create New Account
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Google didn't want to settle
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 05:02 PM EDT
unless the jury found infringement.

To avoid the damages phase.

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No, Google did not want to settle.
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 05:10 PM EDT
As I read the coverage hear on Groklaw, Google's 'settlement' offer was
along the lines of **if we are found to infringe on your patents** here is
what we believe are reasonable values for settlement. There was no offer
saying take this money as settlement and go away,

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Enough
Authored by: jbb on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 06:20 PM EDT
We've heard these lies about Google before. They were answered before. Right before the trial started, the judge insisted both sides try to settle. During those talks Google offered what they thought was a reasonable settlement. The amount would not have covered Oracle's legal expenses for the years of preparation for the trial and might have been on par with Google's costs for going through with the trial.

Google did NOT offer an early settlement. They offered a settlement right before the trial. When you include legal expenses, the settlement would have been a significant financial loss for Oracle. I don't see how that settlement offer would possibly encourage more behavior like Oracle's unless companies are looking for a way to lose a lot of money in a publicly embarrassing and humiliating fashion. Oracle refused the settlement because they saw it as an admission of defeat. They preferred to double down and take a shot at winning the litigation lottery.

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