Google was going to pay up to $40 million for a critical piece of Android, but talks fell apart (GOOG, ORCL)

Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images Google was prepared to pay Sun Microsystems $30 to $40 million for a five-year license to use its Java technology in Android, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt testified in court today in the ongoing battle between Oracle and Google.  But talks broke down and, as a result, Sun got nothing. Schmidt was testifying for the second day in the latest phase of Oracle's battle with Google over Android. Oracle bought Sun in 2009, and filed a series of lawsuits against Goog...