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To: Howard Armstrong who wrote (10374)	7/8/1998 7:50:00 PM
From: Kal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Just some wild thoughts.. maybe they bought it to change all that; add EJB, RMI etc. Or maybe they did so MSFT (or someone else) won't buy it. After all, NetDynamics does support Java, but as you stated in a proprietary way. Maybe they're practising a "buy your compotetion (MSFT practises this in a religious way) and buy potential buyouts that could create competition)" Just a thought.

To: Howard Armstrong who wrote (10374)	7/9/1998 2:28:00 AM
From: Homer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Here's a warning to programmers that missed being flagged in Sunw's news. In March U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte rejected Microsoft's defense that Sun was applying the wrong test, and added that Sun was likely to prevail in the suit Sun sees new glitches in MS Java By Dan Goodin Staff Writer, CNET NEWS.COM July 8, 1998, 7:00 p.m. PT Sun Microsystems is warning Java developers of two additional alleged incompatibilities in Microsoft's implementation of the programming language. The alleged incompatibilities have come to light since Sun's filing of a high-profile trademark infringement and breach of contract case against Microsoft last October. It accuses Microsoft of deliberately trying to sabotage Java's "write once, run anywhere" promise by making Windows implementations incompatible with those that run on other platforms. The suit alleges that Microsoft's Java products omitted a so-called Java native interface, or JNI, as well as a remote method invocation, features that help developers write Java code. It also claims Microsoft replaced certain parts of the Java code with Windows-specific code in a way that confuses programmers into thinking they are using pure Java. Microsoft has vigorously denied the charges, arguing that it is in full compliance with compatibility tests required under its licensing agreement with Sun. In March U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte rejected Microsoft's defense that Sun was applying the wrong test, and added that Sun was likely to prevail in the suit. Nonetheless, Microsoft has said it will ultimately prove that its Java products meet all the requirements of the license. Sun says Microsoft has fixed some of the earlier glitches, but is now adding two new alleged incompatibilities to its list. One concerns the addition of new keywords that are available to programmers, and the other revolves around new directives in Microsoft's Java compiler that make it dependent on Windows implementations. These features came to light in the discovery phase of the suit, as well as in the normal course of testing Microsoft's products, said Sun spokeswoman Lisa Poulson. Poulson added that the company announced the new alleged incompatibilities in order to help Java programmers. "We have an obligation to let developers know what to look for," she said. "They need to know what incompatibilities exist. This has no impact on the legal tactics at all." Representatives from Microsoft were not immediately available for comment. In May, Sun stepped up its suit by adding new allegations of exclusionary conduct on the part of Microsoft and taking aim at Windows 98, released two weeks ago. Sun requested an injunction that would require Microsoft to either make the Java features in the new operating system compatible with its tests or to include Sun's version of Java with every copy of Windows sold. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for September 4.