Maybe it's something in the spring air. But Microsoft's (MSFT ) fiercest foes are all of sudden lining up to make peace with the software giant. In April, Sun Microsystems (SUNW ) settled a lawsuit in which it alleged that Microsoft improperly altered its Java programming language. Microsoft handed over nearly $2 billion as part of that deal and agreed to share proprietary technical information that will help Sun's servers work more smoothly with Windows software.
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