[fncypants]

The 1990s Microsoft issues were antitrust. They tried "embrace-extend-extinguish" because they were in a monopolistic position, and this tactic was viewed as anticompetitive.

But Google (at least with respect to phone OS) was in the position of the startup, and Sun was the big market player. Now, Google had with ridiculous resources at its disposal, of course, but at the time not using a monopoly position to twist arms of carriers, for example. It's not anti-competitive to spend a lot of money to win.

Of course, things change....