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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: preacher on 6 April 2004, 02:01

Title: Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
Post by: preacher on 6 April 2004, 02:01
Microsoft just lost their law suit against Sun Microsystems and have been ordered to pay $1.6 billion dollars to Sun and make Windows compatible with Java. I will give you a link when I find it.
Title: Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
Post by: Refalm on 6 April 2004, 02:35
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The New York Times: Microsoft and Sun Microsystems announced a surprising armistice yesterday, ending years of public acrimony between Scott McNealy, Sun's chief executive and the leader of the anti-Microsoft camp in Silicon Valley, and the world's largest software company.
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The New York Times: Under the agreement, Microsoft will pay Sun, its longtime rival, a total of $1.6 billion to settle Sun's private antitrust suit against Microsoft and to resolve patent claims. The pact also includes a 10-year commitment by the two companies to work closely together, share technology and license each other's intellectual property.


Read more (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/03/business/03SUN.html?ex=1081828800&en=6dc6294b37a78bf4&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1).
Title: Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
Post by: WMD on 6 April 2004, 03:01
Wow, this is almost double the EU fine  :eek:
Title: Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
Post by: Mandrake on 6 April 2004, 06:56
It was actually $1.95 billion. More than triple the EU fine. URL: http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5183848.html?tag=nefd_pop (http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-5183848.html?tag=nefd_pop)
Title: Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
Post by: Stilly on 6 April 2004, 10:23
holy shit
thats a fuck load of money
Title: Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
Post by: cahult on 10 April 2004, 05:59
Anyone got a beef with Microsoft? We could get together and start a fight. If we win we can split the dough or fight each other for it.  :D
Title: Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
Post by: solarflare on 10 April 2004, 21:04
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Originally posted by The Stiller:
holy shit
thats a fuck load of money[/QUOTE

Not to Microsoft!

That amount isn't even a third of its R+D department's budget!
Title: Microsoft Loses Big to Sun
Post by: Commander on 11 April 2004, 01:52
and also it's a long time payment. so it has even  less affect on MS, but it's a huge amount of money none the less.