Ahhhh, the stage is set... .Net vs. J2EE
Well, initially MS said they would support "older" versions of Java so as to
maintain some level of harmony with the current legacy of the web. But now
it appears that the sly bastards have elected to drop it all together,
probably was planned from the beginning.
Cheers,
DS
Microsoft XP Won't Include Java
By ALLISON LINN, AP Business Writer
SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) will not include the
Java programming language in its new Windows XP (news - web sites) operating
system, the software giant said Tuesday.
Microsoft spokesman Tom Pilla said the company decided not to include the
language so it wouldn't violate a legal settlement agreement.
Java maker Sun Microsystems Inc. (NasdaqNM:SUNW - news) in January settled a
lawsuit it brought against Microsoft three years ago in U.S. District Court
in San Jose, charging Redmond-based Microsoft with infringing a licensing
agreement to use Java.
Java, introduced by Sun in 1995, lets developers write a software
application that can run on a variety of computers, regardless of the
underlying operating system. The language is widely used on Web sites and
Sun had hoped to make Java a universal programming language.
Sun alleged that Microsoft violated the terms of an agreement signed in 1996
by creating a Windows-only version of Java that was incompatible with other
software. Sun also claimed copyright infringement, but a judge later
dismissed that part of the claim.
Under an agreement, Microsoft agreed to no longer license from Sun any
current or new versions of Java, but it would have been allowed to
distribute products carrying outdated versions of the Java technology for
seven years.
Microsoft also had to pay Sun $20 million, and was barred from using Sun's
``Java Compatible'' trademark.
``In the wake of the settlement agreement with Sun and the resolution of
that litigation this approach simplifies our implementation and adherence of
that agreement,'' Pilla said.
In light of the settlement agreement, which gave Microsoft just seven years
to phase out Java, he said the decision should come as no surprise.
``The reality is that (Java program) represents a lot of code that the vast
majority of users don't need,'' Pilla said.
A Sun spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment by The
Associated Press Tuesday.
Pilla denied that the move was aimed at phasing out support for Java in
Microsoft applications. He said Windows XP users will be able to easily
download Java off a Microsoft update site if they come across a software
application running on Java.
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia also
addressed Microsoft's use of Java in its ruling last month that unanimously
reversed the breakup of Microsoft.
The court overturned the court-ordered breakup of Microsoft, but upheld the
trial judge's finding that the software giant violated antitrust laws by
muscling hardware and software companies into giving its operating systems
preferential treatment.
In its ruling, the court said that making an incompatible version of Java
was not illegal, but said that its agreements with software vendors to use
only the Microsoft-compatible Java version was illegal.
Microsoft, meanwhile, has recently begun developing a set of Internet
services, called .NET. based on another programming language, called XML.
The .NET strategy calls for selling a series of paid services over the
Internet that users can access on any computer device. This could range from
booking plane flights to buying concert tickets.
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