Microsoft Ordered to Include Java

World | December 24, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

A US judge has ordered software giant Microsoft to include Sun Microsystem's Java programming language in its widely-used Windows operating system. The order is to remain in force pending the final outcome of a lawsuit brought by Sun Microsystems against Microsoft. Sun claims that the software giant tried to marginalise Java by making a recent version of Windows, used on 90% of the world's personal computers, incompatible with the programming language. US district judge J Frederick Motz agreed to impose the preliminary 'must-carry' order against Microsoft at Sun Microsystems' request. Judge Motz said Microsoft had "leveraged its PC monopoly to create market conditions in which it is unfairly advantaged."

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