From the article: "And here's a detail that matters in any copyright infringement litigation: 17. Google does not receive any payment, fee, royalty, or other remuneration for its contributions to the Android Platform."

I don't why this "matters" in copyright infringement litigation except perhaps in calculating damages. However, even in the absence of proven profits by Google on account of the alleged infringement, or losses by Oracle, there can still be statutory damages[1] which, in many cases, could be pretty steep.

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_damages_for_copyright...