Mueller told Computerworld via email that Drummond's response today "reflects profound concern on Google's part over the patent situation surrounding Android."

But Mueller added that he disagreed with Drummond over how organized the anti-Android campaign is. "As an observer of those disputes, I actually don't see any indications of an 'organized, hostile campaign' going on," Mueller said.

He said the companies attacking Android are doing and that Microsoft had begun buying up patent licenses "years before Android" appeared.

Mueller added that Oracle's patent disputes over Android stem from wanting to monetize Java and "show to the world who controls that platform."

As of May, Mueller said he had counted more than 40 patent infringement lawsuits mostly over Android.