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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (20978)	9/15/1998 12:06:00 PM
From: Bearded One	Read Replies (2) of 24154

I'm interested in this paragraph Microsoft allegedly set out to eliminate the threats posed by Java and Netscape. Plaintiffs contend that Mr. Gates led the charge to "wrest control of Java away from Sun," SJ Opp'n Ex. 60, and to convert Java to what Microsoft called a "polluted" version which would effectively limit applications to those which would run on Microsoft's systems. To accomplish this goal, Microsoft allegedly entered into a series of anticompetitive agreements with customers and competitors to restrict the use of Java and to substitute the use of Microsoft's version of Java, known as "J/Direct." See, e.g., T. Nielsen 8/25/97 e-mail to B. Gates ("[W]e are just proactively trying to put obstacles in Sun's path and get anyone that wants to write in java to use J/Direct.") (SJ Opp'n Ex. 62). Question: We've heard all about Microsofts alleged anticompetitive agreements against Netscape. But I've not heard of anticompetitive agreements against Java. This is new to me. Anyone else know anything about this?

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