I am very ambivalent to this issue of Oracle vs Google.
On one hand I'd like Oracle to lose, because what's the point of touting Java as free and releasing open jdk, if you then go around and sue other companies. Legal issues aside (I am not a lawyer), I feel this 'copyrightable API' is stupid and counterproductive.
On the other hand I want Oracle to win and then hopefully Google will move away from Java. Then Oracle will effectively have killed Java on mobile and have only themselves to blame.
While that's a nice thought, I don't think that ruling in favor of Oracle will magically make Android poof into a new language/api/framework. It'd take lots of effort, and in the meantime fall way behind Apple. I'm not even sure the cost of trying to keep up with the iPhone would be justified in that case.
On one hand I'd like Oracle to lose, because what's the point of touting Java as free and releasing open jdk, if you then go around and sue other companies. Legal issues aside (I am not a lawyer), I feel this 'copyrightable API' is stupid and counterproductive.
On the other hand I want Oracle to win and then hopefully Google will move away from Java. Then Oracle will effectively have killed Java on mobile and have only themselves to blame.