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Microsoft will ultimately beat the DoJ and Sun, Cringely speculates

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 7, 1998

Does Java and every Web browser violate U.S. Patent # 5,838,906?
Will an exclusive licensing deal between tiny Eolas, holder of this
patent, and Microsoft, put Sun, AOL and Netscape all out of
business together?

In his weekly column from The Pulpit, Robert X.
Cringely speculates that this is exactly the outcome that may end
the Microsoft-Sun-Netscape rivalry and put Microsoft in total
control of the Internet and its future.

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Mate? How Microsoft Might Just Beat the DOJ After All
.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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