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Sun To Continue To Go After Microsoft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mindless-pursuit dept.

Raiford writes "Sun Microsystem's has vowed to continue their pursuit of seeking damages from Microsoft in spite of the current ruling. A Reuters feature describes yesterday's ruling a setback for Sun and upholding light punishment on Microsoft. The current decision has not deterred Sun from pursuing a billion dollar suit maintaining a position of claiming significant harm from what they feel is clear monopoly"

6 of 243 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Technodarwinism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    If you can't win, litigate

    And if you can't innovate, be Microsoft.

  2. Re:Go Sun! by cOdEgUru · · Score: 2, Funny

    Smaller monopoly calling it unfair over the practices of a bigger monopoly.

    Or should I say :

    Mr. Tiny Kettle, Meet Mr. Giant Pot
    Mr. Giant Pot, Meet Mr. Tiny Kettle.

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  3. This really might be it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sun got it! They at last made a working open source business-model.

    1: Write free software.
    2: ?
    3: Sue people.
    4: Profit!

  4. Sun to continue to go after Microsoft... by mskfisher · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one that got the image of a dour-faced Sol vengefully thrashing at Microsoft with solar flares?

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  5. litigation by Nobley · · Score: 3, Funny

    heck, its a good time to be a lawyer isnt it,.. How long until Microsoft starts suing Microsoft I wonder.

  6. Sign of Sun's priorities... by bartash · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sun has a VP of Strategic Litigation.

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