Microsoft launches new assault on Java
Posted by Michael on Saturday December 28, 2002 @03:59AM
from the at-least-there-are-no-coffee-jokes dept.
Michael writes: Microsoft today launched a surprise assault on Java, a small Indonesian island near Southeast Asia, in an attempt to counter the recent court order forcing them to include the Java language in Windows XP.
“While we are planning an appeal, we feel this direct approach is our best bet,” said CEO Steve Ballmer. “We know that Java is affiliated with Sun, and after a successful takeover of the island, we will have a powerful copyright claim against Sun’s use of the name. We’ve always wanted our own island anyway.”
“Microsoft is crazy,” said a confused Scott McNealy at Sun. “We have no office in Indonesia, and although we do like to sue Web sites that use the word Java, we certainly don’t own the island.” The Indonesian government, having a much smaller budget than Microsoft, is hopeful that a peaceful settlement can be reached. If not, it will deploy its small army of Linux users against Microsoft.
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Actually, Java is one of the largest islands in the world.
Comment by Matthew — December 28, 2002 @ 2:32 pm
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Ooh, you're right. It's only the third largest in Indonesia, though, (Sumatra is 3x the size) so I guess it could be a 'small Indonesian island' by their standards.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Comment by Michael — December 28, 2002 @ 4:12 pm