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To: Kashish King who wrote (5402)	11/8/1997 9:40:00 AM
From: Richard M. Smith	Read Replies (2) of 64865

Sun has really shot themselves in the foot with the way have choosen to handle the Benchmark Cheating Scandal so far. Too bad they didn't say it is wrong for day one. Today's Boston Globe has an article about the scandal on the front page of the business section. It's all negative news for Sun: boston.com Sun accused of cheating on Java performance test Effort to make system the standard is hurt By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff, 11/08/97 "Efforts by Sun Microsystems Inc. to make its Java computing system a popular worldwide standard may have suffered serious damage this week because of claims that Sun may have cheated on a test designed to measure Java performance." "Sun officials say they've done nothing wrong, but rival software firm Microsoft Corp. and Java programmers alike say the charge against Sun raises disturbing questions over whether the company can be trusted." ... Richard

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