Comment Re:Sun just wants a handout (Score 1) 694
No, Sun's lawsuit does not contradict the previous settlement at all.
The 2001 settlement allowed Microsoft to continue distributing its Java 1.1.4-compatible VM through 2008; the years-old VM that has some Microsoft-specific stuff in it.
Sun is now asking that Microsoft be forced to distribute the latest Java Plug-In, which reflects Java 1.3 and does not have any Microsoft-specific stuff.
There's no contradiction.
The 2001 settlement allowed Microsoft to continue distributing its Java 1.1.4-compatible VM through 2008; the years-old VM that has some Microsoft-specific stuff in it.
Sun is now asking that Microsoft be forced to distribute the latest Java Plug-In, which reflects Java 1.3 and does not have any Microsoft-specific stuff.
There's no contradiction.
