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James Gosling Comments on the Sun/Microsoft Settlement Tuesday, April 13, 11:00 AM PT Since the announcement of Sun's settlement with Microsoft over Java, there has been a lot of rampant speculation echoing back and forth over the net. A lot of it reads like bad conspiracy-theory stuff. People have been reading between the lines and making stuff up. This echos around the rumor mill and gains the appearance of fact. I'd like to try to set the record straight on a number of points: » Read more Q & A John Fowler, VP and CTO, Software elaborates on the landmark agreement between Sun and Microsoft. Thursday, April 8, 4:00 PM PT In a landmark agreement, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft Corporation reached an agreement last week that they had brought an end to all existing litigation. The agreement represents a new era between the two companies, establishing a mutually productive and valuable framework for cooperation and competition that represents a model for the entire industry. John Fowler, VP and CTO, Software elaborates on the impact of this decision with respect to Sun's Software business, including its impact on Java and other standards efforts, open source, etc.» Read More Press Release MICROSOFT AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS ENTER BROAD COOPERATION AGREEMENT; SETTLE OUTSTANDING LITIGATION Ten Year Agreement Sets New Framework for Industry Cooperation; Reduces Cost and Complexity for Customers SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 2, 2004 - Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced that they have entered into a broad technology collaboration arrangement to enable their products to work better together and to settle all pending litigation between the two companies. The companies have also entered into agreements on patents and other issues. | |
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