Jim Cullinan
Jim Cullinan
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We believe Sun's legal strategy is shortsighted because we believe it limits choice among software developers to get the best Java implementation.
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The government is making good points from a public-relations perspective but a number of points haven't been touched.
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The government has only made cosmetic changes to its vague and ambiguous proposal. Their plan remains unprecedented, excessive, and harmful. The exercise of the past few days does not substitute in any way for a legitimate process, in which Microsoft could have challenged the government's assumptions and assertions related to its unprecedented breakup plan and draconian regulations.
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It's surprising that they took 17 pages to respond to our two-paragraph request for a stay from the trial court. These requests are normally pro-forma. The real request for a stay is filed at the appeals court level.
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It's unfortunate but not surprising that the government has filed a document filled with rhetoric in its attempt to defend a very extreme remedy proposal. Beyond the rhetoric, we do not believe there is any basis for these kinds of excessive actions which would significantly harm consumers, the high-tech industry, and the economy.
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It's unfortunate that the government is playing these kinds of procedural games which are only designed to inject complexity and delay into the process of resolving this case.
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We're back at the table, we're happy to be back at the table, and hope to reach a mutually beneficial conclusion.
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We are complying and cooperating with the government to provide them with any information they need and request. This is a very narrow legal request and we believe there are no legal issues here that should be of any concern, but we are working to address any concerns the government may have.
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This does not change the fact that this remedy is harmful and damaging to consumers, the industry and our economy.
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I think Sun's primary business strategy these days is to try and file as many court cases against Microsoft as possible. I think our only point is that Sun should try and focus on making their technology work and less on trying to bring new lawsuits against Microsoft.
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It clearly reveals one important thing that the government is trying to do, which is avoid the Court of Appeals in every possible way.
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We look forward to working with Judge Posner. We think this is potentially a very positive step toward resolving the case.
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Our position is that we will address the violations that the court found, that's what we'll do tomorrow. There's several things that are being filed tomorrow, not just a proposed remedy. This isn't just about the proposed remedy, it's about the process of moving ahead, it's about our objections to the government's proposal.
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We're pleased that these cases have been put together in a more efficient manner and look forward to presenting arguments to Judge Motz.