Microsoft wins stay of Java order

ToshiroOC · Feb 4, 2003, 02:03 AM

Microsoft received a reprieve on Monday from a court order requiring the company to ship Sun Microsystems' Java software.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Microsoft a stay of a Jan. 21 decision from U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz in Baltimore, who gave the company 120 days to begin including Sun's latest Java runtime environment in every copy of Windows and Internet Explorer.

Earlier in the day, Microsoft had said that it would comply with Motz's order by beginning to ship an updated version of Windows XP Service Pack 1 that includes a more current Java Runtime Environment from Sun.

Monday's decision means that Motz's injunction will be on hold unless the appeals court upholds the order. No hearing has been scheduled yet.

"We are pleased the Fourth Circuit has stayed the court order and agreed to hear our appeal on an expedited basis," a Microsoft representative said. "It's appropriate that this matter be decided by the circuit court before we would be required to move forward with implementing the injunction."

In a statement sent to reporters, Sun's vice president of legal affairs Lee Patch said: "We regret the 4th Circuit Court's decision. The preliminary injunctions granted by the district court will benefit consumers and the Java community's developers, enterprises and system vendors."

Sun has sued its rival for $1 billion, claiming Microsoft had tried to thwart the commercial success of Java in hopes of establishing .Net as an alternative. "The district court found that Microsoft's anticompetitive acts are tipping the market toward .Net," Patch said.

In its emergency request to the 4th Circuit, Microsoft asked the appeals court to place Motz's order on hold, calling it "extreme and unprecedented."

--By Declan McCullagh, source: news.com (CNET)

Article can be read here.

vk2amv · Feb 4, 2003, 04:33 AM

I think this is great news. That original order is so clearly biased toward sun its not funny. And to make the problem sun puts out a an inferiour product to the Microsoft java anyway. Once again great news to hear. AREA_51

ToshiroOC · Feb 4, 2003, 08:24 AM

Java was first created by sun dude - Microsoft simply implemented a half-broken Java machine in Windows XP (downloadable, doesn't come with) just so they wouldn't utterly break everything on the web involving javascript with their browser... but Java belongs to sun, was written by sun, and is 0wned by sun - how can you say that sun is putting out an inferior product to the Microsoft Java?

Feb 4, 2003, 02:03 AM	#1
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Microsoft wins stay of Java order Microsoft received a reprieve on Monday from a court order requiring the company to ship Sun Microsystems' Java software. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Microsoft a stay of a Jan. 21 decision from U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz in Baltimore, who gave the company 120 days to begin including Sun's latest Java runtime environment in every copy of Windows and Internet Explorer. Earlier in the day, Microsoft had said that it would comply with Motz's order by beginning to ship an updated version of Windows XP Service Pack 1 that includes a more current Java Runtime Environment from Sun. Monday's decision means that Motz's injunction will be on hold unless the appeals court upholds the order. No hearing has been scheduled yet. "We are pleased the Fourth Circuit has stayed the court order and agreed to hear our appeal on an expedited basis," a Microsoft representative said. "It's appropriate that this matter be decided by the circuit court before we would be required to move forward with implementing the injunction." In a statement sent to reporters, Sun's vice president of legal affairs Lee Patch said: "We regret the 4th Circuit Court's decision. The preliminary injunctions granted by the district court will benefit consumers and the Java community's developers, enterprises and system vendors." Sun has sued its rival for $1 billion, claiming Microsoft had tried to thwart the commercial success of Java in hopes of establishing .Net as an alternative. "The district court found that Microsoft's anticompetitive acts are tipping the market toward .Net," Patch said. In its emergency request to the 4th Circuit, Microsoft asked the appeals court to place Motz's order on hold, calling it "extreme and unprecedented." --By Declan McCullagh, source: news.com (CNET) Article can be read here.

Feb 4, 2003, 08:24 AM	Thread Starter #3
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Java was first created by sun dude - Microsoft simply implemented a half-broken Java machine in Windows XP (downloadable, doesn't come with) just so they wouldn't utterly break everything on the web involving javascript with their browser... but Java belongs to sun, was written by sun, and is 0wned by sun - how can you say that sun is putting out an inferior product to the Microsoft Java? __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 4, 2003, 04:33 AM	#2
vk2amv DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 0	I think this is great news. That original order is so clearly biased toward sun its not funny. And to make the problem sun puts out a an inferiour product to the Microsoft java anyway. Once again great news to hear. AREA_51