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Suing Microsoft: Who's Next? | |
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| Time: 17:40 EST/22:40 GMT | News Source: NewsFactor | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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'Apple and Microsoft have this weird love-hate relationship,' Giga's Enderle said. 'Apple will resist filing suit as much as possible because they are so dependent upon Microsoft Office.' Since AOL filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft last week on behalf of its Netscape Communications subsidiary, the possibility of further litigation against the software giant by other companies considered to have suffered similar damages has widened, according to analysts. But which company will be next in line behind AOL is less clear. Among the group are Apple, Intel, IBM and RealNetworks. There does seem, however, to be one particularly strong contender: Sun Microsystems. "You could certainly put Sun on a shortlist," Giga Information Group analyst Rob Enderle told NewsFactor. Forrester research director Carl Howe also told NewsFactor that he would not be surprised if Sun were to sue Microsoft. "But I think it's harder for them to make the argument that they were directly injured," Howe said. | ||
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| #1 By 1845 (12.254.163.101) at 2/4/2002 6:15:32 PM |
| What does Sun have to sue Microsoft for? Sun doesn't make desktop products, so it doesn't compete with Microsoft. This would be as absurd as it is for Nokia to testify in the antitrust case. |
| #2 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 2/4/2002 6:25:06 PM |
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OOOOO.... Can I sue?
Once, back in 1997, my computer crashed and I lost a paper. I had to retype the whole thing... took me, like.. um... ya know... 2 hours or something. I should get tons of money. I believe that every American deserves equality of both opportunity and results... that's the American way. Right? (*cricket chirping*) Sigh... |
| #3 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 2/4/2002 7:35:38 PM |
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#6 - Java (especially J2EE) is already very widely adopted. Basically all new programming jobs are for Java.
IMHO, I think Java has about 5 years tops. Not because it's a bad technology (although it does have its shortcomings), but because .NET is better in basically everyway. I predict that by 2005, nearly all new development will be .NET oriented. |
| #4 By 135 (208.50.201.48) at 2/4/2002 8:20:08 PM |
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Real won't sue, they've been losing too much marketshare to bad business decisions on their part and they know it.
Sun will sue, they have been losing money and with Linux taking over their marketshare they have nothing left to lose. :) |
| #5 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 2/5/2002 11:20:08 AM |
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#9 - I'm being realisitc. Do a search on Monster.com for programming jobs. A huge percentage of them are Java related, or require "strong Java experience" to even be considered.
I'm a big .NET fan, but I'm also well versed in Java because I don't have any illusions about the state of the market. Nearly all universities these days have switched to teaching Java. Partly because it's a fairly easy, well rounded, OO language to teach on - but mostly because nearly all programming jobs require it. |
| #6 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 2/5/2002 12:02:58 PM |
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RMD - When I was in college they taught us Pascal.
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| #7 By 1845 (12.254.163.101) at 2/5/2002 2:36:49 PM |
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#17, If a company thinks they can benfit from a lawsuit, they will persue it. I think it is very naive to think that any company actually cares about justice.
The companies that support the antitrust case don't compete with Microsoft in an arena close to desktop operating systems (Oracle, Sun). This case has been rediculous from the beginning. |
| #8 By 2332 (129.21.145.80) at 2/5/2002 10:03:22 PM |
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#16 - stop dating yourself like that soda! :-)
Nearly all colleges (especially technical colleges), aside from a few stubborn throwbacks, are teaching Java. |
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