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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by collinmanderson on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @10:16AM (#26712014)
> Netscape got bought out by AOL

That makes it sound like Netscape had no say in the matter. Netscape sold itself to AOL.

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Re:Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf] by Talanes on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @11:34PM (#26720325)
"Bought out" is a common enough way to describe any company sale. "Sold itself" introduces way more unnecessary sub-textual baggage just by being a more unusual construction.
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