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| Latest developments | |
| • | Microsoft countersues Sun Micro  update |
| • | Sun suit hinges on seal of approval |
| • | Sun seeks $35 million in Java suit |
| • | Java fight threatens development |
| The suit and its implications | |
| • | Sun sues Microsoft over Explorer 4.0 |
| • | MS stands by its use of Java |
| • | Microsoft's Ballmer questions suit'smotives |
| • | Gates disputes Java suit |
| • | Sun-MS spat may impact Java  news analysis |
| • | The long-running Java battle  news analysis |
| Previous coverage | |
| • | Sun poking IE for Java compatibility (October 6, 1997) |
| • | Developers to Gates: Adopt Java (September 23, 1997) |
| • | McNealy to percolate Java  Q&A (September 22, 1997) |
| • | Sun back to the Java table  update (September 22, 1997) |
| • | Microsoft site purging Java (September 12, 1997) |
| • | Sun, MS vie for developers (July 23, 1997) |
| • | Microsoft plays both sides of Java (July 8, 1997) |
| • | Microsoft wants end to Java wars (April 2, 1997) |
Jousting over Java
Sun and Microsoft sue each other over the use of Java in Internet Explorer, the latest skirmish in a long battle over Net technology standards.