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I have a hard time believing SCOTUS will toss 50 years of standard practice in the software industry in the trash bin, regardless of what the law says.

Every programming language has stolen large portions of their API from other languages. Even Java.

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And, most blatantly, C# pretty much used the Java API with only a change of case. Microsoft is the next logical target for a lawsuit after Google.

Remind me: Did Microsoft file an amicus brief in this case? If so, on which side?

Microsoft did, on Google's side.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-956/89566/20190...

Ever heard of J++?

Vaguely. Do you have a point? If so, would you state it, instead of making me try to guess?

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