Judge J. Frederick Motz said he will review a new joint proposal given to
him Monday evening that will outline the steps Microsoft Corp and Sun Microsystems
will go about releasing an
updated version of the Windows operating system, so that it will include
Sun’s Java programming language.
Judge Motz said he is reviewing the proposal and could issue a ruling,
possibly as early as Tuesday. Back in December, Judge Motz issued a
preliminary injunction forcing Microsoft to include Sun’s Java programming
language
operating system software.
But up until last week, legal teams from Microsoft and Sun continued to
disagree on the specific terms by which Judge Motz’s injunction would be
implemented. Then last Wednesday, Judge Motz made it clear there will be no
more feet dragging, and he said that once he issues his formal order,
Microsoft will have 120 days to put Java in a new version of Microsoft’s
Windows XP.
From all indications, Judge Motz will review the order issued to his court
by lawyers from Microsoft and Sun, and is expected to sign it, if it passes
his legal review. Nevertheless, Microsoft has said it will still appeal
Judge Motz’s injunction, and he has said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia would be given a two-week stay to review any details of
his injunction, and the subsequent agreement between the two sides.
In an effort to find agreement, Microsoft and Sun lawyers worked through the
weekend to arrive on their proposal to the Federal bench. And despite the
agreement between the two sides, Sun is still moving forward with its $1
billion anti-trust suit against Microsoft, alleging it squelched competition
by undermining Sun’s Java programming language.
The technical and timing details of the Microsoft-Sun agreement are expected
to be disclosed in court documents to be issued, as early as Tuesday. But it
remains to be seen, if the Court of Appeals will intervene, or support Judge
Motz’s injunction and the agreement by the two computer software companies.
Back in 2001, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
reviewed the government suit against Microsoft and said the company
illegally maintained its monopoly through the Windows operating system.
However, the Appeals court rejected the proposal to break Microsoft into two
separate companies in an effort to prevent future violations of its
monopoly.
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