Still another adversary for Microsoft

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Microsoft's tactics in the browser market have harmed the use of Sun Microsystems's Java language, according to Justice Department papers. Since Netscape's Navigator browser incorporates Java, blocking Netscape also blocks off Java's main channel of distribution. Java is a cross-platform technology designed to loosen Microsoft's grip on operating system standards. The Justice papers quote internal Microsoft e-mail messages saying it was "necessary ... to blunt Java momentum ... to protect our core asset Windows."

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Microsoft's tactics in browser market harmed use of Sun Microsystems's Java language, says Justice

Sun Microsystems Inc., Internet access software, Netscape Communications Corp., Java, Navigator

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Most approve of Microsoft, a poll shows

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According to a New York Times/CBS News poll, a majority of people in the US believe that the Justice Department is justified in investigating Microsoft Corporation for monopolistic practices. The US government's antitrust case against the software giant has not hurt the company's image as a exceptional business that manufactures products of excellent quality. However, most Americans think Microsoft is a monopoly.

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According to a New York Times/CBS News poll, a majority of people in the US believe that co is a monopoly

Public affairs

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Microsoft says chicken (Windows) hatched before egg (Netscape)

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Microsoft Corp. claims that its Internet plans were under way before Netscape developed a challenge to the company. This is Microsoft's defense aganist a government antitrust action. The company refers to a seminar in 1993 where Bill Gates and a small group of younger workers discussed the marketing of Internet software on the Internet. Microsoft claims that it has documentation to support its assertions.

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Claims that its Internet plans were under way before Netscape developed a challenge to the co

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