Sun Microsystems Inc. said a federal court order that forces Microsoft Corp to include Sun's Java programming language with Microsoft's Windows operating system would "preserve competition." Sun, responding to Microsoft's request to the 4th US.
Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn an injunction, said the lower court's actions were in the interest of competition because the harm confronting Sun is "so egregious and irremediable."
Microsoft, whose Windows operating system powers 95 percent of the world's personal computers, has said in court papers the decision by a US court in Baltimore forcing the company to include the Java programming language in Windows would hurt its business.
Sun and Microsoft are competing for customers in the emerging market for Web services such as buying airline tickets, booking restaurant tables or making other purchases.
Sun said in court papers filed with the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, that Judge J. Frederick Motz's decision on the Java issue was well-reasoned and would ensure Sun's ability to compete with Microsoft, the world's biggest software maker.
"Each day that Microsoft is allowed to exploit the competitive disadvantages its illegal acts have inflicted on the Java platform, Sun continues to lose developers, end-users and good will in the marketplace," Santa Clara, California-based Sun said in court papers.
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