Google is replacing its implementation of the Java application programming interfaces (APIs) in Android with OpenJDK, the open source version of Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK).

Two years ago its case seemed dead in the water, but Oracle now can pursue its high-profile copyright suit against Google over Android's use of Java.

After a long legal battle, Google is moving to a completely open implementation of Java in Android N.

The Supreme Court has sided with Google in the long-running Java API copyright case known as Oracle v. Google, finding that Google is legally entitled to use elements of Java APIs in its Android code.

Oracle calls dibs on the Java APIs, even if Java itself is open. If the court agrees, it'll be bad news for developers everywhere.

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