“Sun Microsystems’ effort to foster an industry consensus on
its Java software is faltering for the second time this year, an
embarrassing turn for the company.
The computing giant “failed to respond” to a December 1
deadline, and the chairman of a group trying to establish an
industry standard said the effort might go ahead without Sun,
according to a memo obtained by CNET News.com. The memo, written by
IBM’s Michael Wheatley, raises the prospect that the standard could
diverge from Sun’s desires.
Sun contends it has until later this month to meet the
deadline.”