> Oracle doesn't need to make a search engine, they have Oracle + Sun's patent, they could make it impossible for Google to build a computer and run software on it with enough lawsuits. Only IBM in my view could survive a patent attack like this.
if that's true, then yeah, google is in trouble. I'm certainly not qualified to speculate about legal issues.
Still, the question in my mind would be: "how many of those patents would stand up to determined scrutiny from a well-funded and very motivated team of competent Engineers and Lawyers?
