Microsoft fires back at Sun in Java case
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft went on the offensive Friday in the antitrust case brought against it by Sun Microsystems, accusing its bitter rival of violating California law through "unfair competition." In a court filing, the software giant asked a judge for attorney's fees and damages to cover what it characterized as Sun's unlawful violation of a settlement inked in an earlier lawsuit over the Java programming language.
"If (in the ongoing antitrust case) the court is looking at the complex and broad set of issues and products as well as the relationship between Sun and Microsoft over the course of the last several years, there are things that have to be brought to its attention," a Microsoft spokesman said, "such as our charges that Sun has breached its contract and has demonstrated bad faith in its relationship and may have violated California business and professional codes."