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Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
preacher:
Microsoft just lost their law suit against Sun Microsystems and have been ordered to pay $1.6 billion dollars to Sun and make Windows compatible with Java. I will give you a link when I find it.
Refalm:
quote:The New York Times: Microsoft and Sun Microsystems announced a surprising armistice yesterday, ending years of public acrimony between Scott McNealy, Sun's chief executive and the leader of the anti-Microsoft camp in Silicon Valley, and the world's largest software company.
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quote:The New York Times: Under the agreement, Microsoft will pay Sun, its longtime rival, a total of $1.6 billion to settle Sun's private antitrust suit against Microsoft and to resolve patent claims. The pact also includes a 10-year commitment by the two companies to work closely together, share technology and license each other's intellectual property.
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WMD:
Wow, this is almost double the EU fine :eek:
Mandrake:
It was actually $1.95 billion. More than triple the EU fine. URL: http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5183848.html?tag=nefd_pop
Stilly:
holy shit
thats a fuck load of money
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