27th August 2001 Archive

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• Appellate judges ship MS back to district court

  Justice delayed is justice denied

  The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit last week rejected Microsoft's request for a delay which would have postponed its return to district court until the US Supremes decided whether or not to hear arguments. "We need not decide...whether Microsoft's objections constitute a 'substantial question' likely to lead to Supreme …

  Software 27 Aug 2001, 08:42

• Sun cries wolf over Windows XP

  The biter bit?

  Unless you’re American you may have missed the fact that Sun has been placing newspaper advertisements asking that Windows users put pressure on Microsoft to re-introduce a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) into Windows. This seems unlikely to be successful as independent sources estimate that no more than 5 per cent of Windows users …

  Software 27 Aug 2001, 10:24

• MS bugware blamed for ‘inadvertent’ hack

  Brian West's lawyers threaten Redmond subpoenas

  Possible Good Samaritan Brian West of Oklahoma was using MS FrontPage when he learned (inadvertently, he claims) that he could gain privileges on the local Poteau Daily News Web site without authentication. After bringing this gaffe to the paper's attention, he got into a bit of hot water with the Feds for 'exceeding …

  Software 27 Aug 2001, 12:11