Sun wants Microsoft to back away from the Java line
Company files suit against Microsoft in District Court.
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. yesterday sought a court order to bar Microsoft Corp. from using the Java Compatible logo to promote and distribute its Internet Explorer 4.0 and other products.
Sun claims the Java technology has been "improperly modified by Microsoft and fails to pass Sun's compatibility tests."
Sun also said that Internet Explorer 4.0 failed to pass independent testing by KeyLabs of Provo, Utah.
"It's like buying a can of Coca-Cola and finding ginger ale inside," said Sun Vice President Michael Morris. "The customer trusted the brand and was deceived."
The filing, made in U.S. District Court of Northern California, is another battle in the war that has been escalating between Sun and Microsoft since October over Java compatibility.
"By tampering with Sun's Java technology, Microsoft wants to put Sun in the very same predicament it wants to avoid for Windows," Morris said. "Microsoft is seeking to neutralize the very real competitive threat Sun's Java technology poses to Windows."
Trying to make sure it was not involved in the Java turmoil, Netscape Communications Corp. is removing the Java Compatible logo from its browser products. The company deleted the logo from its Web site last week as well and said it is not fully compliant with the Java Developers Kit Version 1.1.
