Green, who had been at Sun since 1989, was a central figure in Sun's antitrust suit against Microsoft. He testified against Microsoft in court, arguing that the software giant violated a Java licensing contract between two companies. Green was also instrumental in signing up PC manufacturers to bundle Sun's own Java virtual machine software, rather than Microsoft's, in their machines.
Another source close to Sun said that Green was instrumental in brokering the company's legal settlement with Microsoft.
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