87 F. Supp. 2d 992 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
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Applies 17 U.S.C. § 502 (§ 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
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“First, Microsoft “embraced” the Java technology by licensing from Sun the right to use its Java Technology to develop and distribute compatible Products. Second, Microsoft “extended” the Java platform by developing strategic incompatibilities into its Java runtime and development tools products. According to Sun, these incompatibilities tied applications using Microsoft’s Java development tools to Microsoft’s virtual machine and the Windows platform. Third, Microsoft used its distribution channels to flood the market with its version of the Java Technology in [what Sun characterized as] an attempt to “hijack the Java Technology and transform it into a Microsoft proprietary programming and runtime environment.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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