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Did Google steal its database technology?
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Nov 12, 2007, 01:10 AM
 
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Nov 12, 2007, 08:45 AM
 
They're claiming patent infringement. Sounds lame.

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Nov 12, 2007, 10:11 AM
 
I'm not familiar with the specifics of this case, but I've seen enough bogus patents and bad patent lawsuits that I'm not wholly opposed to making a mandatory death sentence for anybody who says the words "patent infringement."
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Nov 12, 2007, 10:43 AM
 
If they were so sure of their "patent infringement" then why wait until they could find "a set of lawyers that would take the case on a 'you win if we win' basis"?

From the paragraph of information this smells a lot like all the lawsuits that are aimed at companies who are wealthy.

Apparently they didn’t realize that the patent was violated until about two years ago when a lawyer reported the fact to them after seeing a presentation breaking down Google’s search engine technology.
Which also happens to coincide with the timeframe that Google's share price left the $150 range and hit $450+
     
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Nov 12, 2007, 11:04 AM
 
Darn cybergolddiggers...

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