[ProgSoc] A-M$: Microsoft lost against SUN .. success!!!:) (fwd)

[alister air <baitoven@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 02:27:05 +0100
From: "Chris J. Mutter" <chris@nospam.terminal.sil.at>
Reply-To: Anti_MS@nospam.enemy.org
To: anti_ms@nospam.enemy.org
Subject: A-M$: Microsoft lost against SUN .. success!!!:)

Good news... seems that M$ lost their forst fight against SUN and the
rest of the planet...

go SUN go!

greetings, chris
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Jeff Pelline 
November 17, 1998, 3:00 p.m. PT 

A U.S. District Court judge today ruled on a preliminary 
injunction in the lawsuit brought by Sun Microsystems 
against Microsoft, and, according to Sun, "the court found 
that Sun is likely to prevail on the merits and granted Sun's 
request for injunction."

Sun's statement went on to say: "The court ordered that if 
Microsoft ships products that include the Java technology, it 
must change those products within 90 days to address their 
failure to pass Sun's compatibility test suite."

In a statement, Microsoft said, "We are disappointed in the 
court's ruling and are assessing our legal options while we 
comply with the court's order. We are disappointed in Sun's 
shortsighted legal strategy, which is limiting choice for 
customers and developers."

Sun sued Microsoft in October 1997 for breach of contract, 
alleging that Microsoft's Java implementation failed to pass 
compatibility tests required in its licensing agreement. 

In May 1988, Sun filed companion motions seeking a 
preliminary injunction based on allegations of copyright 
infringement and unfair competition, Microsoft said in a 
recent regulatory filing.
....
Sun's statement today concluded: "While this case proceeds 
through the court, we'll continue to use our enormous energy 
in the marketplace--as will the other companies that are the 
cornerstones of the Java technology industry--to deliver high 
performing Java technology that outperforms Microsoft's 
incompatible technology."

Full Text
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,28937,00.html
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