Microsoft appealed to the 4th Circuit to reverse a lower court decision forcing the company to include Java programming language in new releases of Windows XP. See my previous posts on this issue here, here and here. Continue Reading
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Microsoft Wins Stay from Fourth Circuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an order (in PDF) granting stay of the District Court Order in Microsoft’s ongoing battle against Sun Microsystems. This permits Microsoft to delay adding Java to updated versions of Windows XP. Microsoft’s press release on this news is available here. Continue Reading
Microsoft Appeals District Court Order on Java
Not surprisingly, on January 22, Microsoft filed an emergency motion for a stay pending appeal with the 4th Circuit, of the January 21 order by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz(Maryland) granting Sun Microsystems Inc.’s motion for preliminary injunction requiring Microsoft to add Java to its Windows OS within 120 days of the order. Continue Reading
Microsoft and Sun Deliver Agreement to Judge
On January 20, Microsoft and Sun delivered an agreement to Maryland U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz detailing how Microsoft would implement Java in its Windows OS, in accordance with the judge’s order to do so within 120 days. See this Reuter’s article for more details. Continue Reading
Microsoft Source Code Available to Governments
There are several reports today that Microsoft will release its source code to governments around the world in an attempt to stem the tide of their migration to open source operating systems such as the increasingly popular Linux. According to the Wall Street Journal, “Russia and NATO have already signed up for the Microsoft initiative.”… Continue Reading
Microsoft Settles With California
According to a press release from plaintiff’s counsel Eugene Crew, Microsoft has agreed to a record settlement for a series of antitrust class action suits. California consumers and businesses will receive $1.1 billion for Microsoft products that they “purchased between Feb. 18, 1995, and Dec. 15, 2001, for use in the State of California.” Payment… Continue Reading
