Microsoft 真係視錢財如糞土 @ ~清談館~

Kaga · 04-03-04, 09:36 AM

Microsoft to pay US$1.6 billion to Sun

MICROSOFT AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS ENTER BROAD COOPERATION AGREEMENT; SETTLE OUTSTANDING LITIGATION
Ten Year Agreement Sets New Framework for Industry Cooperation; Reduces Cost and Complexity for Customers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 2, 2004 - Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced that they have entered into a broad technology collaboration arrangement to enable their products to work better together and to settle all pending litigation between the two companies. The companies have also entered into agreements on patents and other issues.

"This agreement launches a new relationship between Sun and Microsoft - a significant step forward that allows for cooperation while preserving customer choice," said Scott McNealy, chairman and chief executive officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "This agreement will be of significant benefit to both Sun and Microsoft customers. It will stimulate new products, delivering great new choices for customers who want to combine server products from multiple vendors and achieve seamless computing in a heterogeneous computing environment. We look forward to this opportunity - it provides a framework for cooperation between Sun and Microsoft going forward."

"Our companies will continue to compete hard, but this agreement creates a new basis for cooperation that will benefit the customers of both companies," said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, Microsoft. "This agreement recognizes that cutting edge R&D and intellectual property protection are the foundation for the growth and success of our industry. This is a positive step forward for both Sun and Microsoft, but the real winners are the customers and developers who rely on our products and innovations."

The agreements involve payments of $700 million to Sun by Microsoft to resolve pending antitrust issues and $900 million to resolve patent issues. In addition, Sun and Microsoft have agreed to pay royalties for use of each other's technology, with Microsoft making an up-front payment of $350 million and Sun making payments when this technology is incorporated into its server products.

The agreements signed today include the following elements:

Technical Collaboration: The Technical Collaboration Agreement will provide both companies with access to aspects of each other's server-based technology and will enable them to use this information to develop new server software products that will work better together. The cooperation will initially center on Windows Server and Windows Client, but will eventually include other important areas, including email and database software. For example, one of the important elements of large scale computing environments is software to manage user identities, authentication and authorization. As a result of this agreement, Sun and Microsoft engineers will cooperate to allow identity information to be easily shared between Microsoft Active Directory and the Sun Java System Identity Server, resulting in less complex and more secure computing environments.

Microsoft Communications Protocol Program: Sun has agreed to sign a license for the Windows desktop operating system communications protocols under Microsoft's Communications Protocol Program, established pursuant to Microsoft's consent decree and final judgment with the U.S. Department of Justice and 18 state attorneys general.

Microsoft Support for Java: The companies have agreed that Microsoft may continue to provide product support for the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine that customers have deployed in Microsoft's products

Windows Certification for Sun Server: Sun and Microsoft today are announcing Windows certification for Sun's Xeon servers. In addition, the Windows certification process for Sun's Opteron-based servers is moving forward.

Future Collaboration for Java and .NET: Sun and Microsoft have agreed that they will work together to improve technical collaboration between their Java and .NET technologies.

Patents and Intellectual Property: The parties have agreed to a broad covenant not to sue with respect to all past patent infringement claims they may have against each other. The agreement also provides for potential future extensions of this type of covenant. The two companies have also agreed to embark on negotiations for a patent cross-license agreement between them.

Legal Settlements: The two companies are settling and terminating their lawsuit in the United States. Sun is also satisfied that the agreements announced today satisfy the objectives it was pursuing in the EU actions pending against Microsoft.

Source: http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflas...0040402.3.html

riceking · 04-03-04, 10:40 AM

只是為在美國白癡的法律制度下, 為將來搵更加多錢而出的"小財"而已

Rice

Sandalphon · 04-03-04, 10:46 AM

人地俾得起,咁你無理由唔受卦

integrator · 04-03-04, 10:51 AM

睇住之後我都唔係好明微軟俾呢1.6 billion落去同果間公司合作有咩問題喎

Kaga · 04-03-04, 10:55 AM

引用:

作者: Sandalphon

人地俾得起,咁你無理由唔受卦

當然受 la
不過真係好佩服 m 記咁鬼豪

同埋佢同 sun 打左咁耐官司, 以為佢食硬 sun 架 la
點知而家俾番錢人, 都幾意外

Kaga · 04-03-04, 10:57 AM

引用:

作者: 無聊人雲長

睇住之後我都唔係好明微軟俾呢1.6 billion落去同果間公司合作有咩問題喎

sun 不嬲同佢係死對頭, 名義上合作o者, 邊會有真正o既合作丫, 大家都想大家死
況且今次都唔係 d 咩合作, 只不過係 m 記用錢掟到佢唔好係法庭上搞搞震之嘛

integrator · 04-03-04, 10:59 AM

引用:

作者: Kaga

sun 不嬲同佢係死對頭, 名義上合作o者, 邊會有真正o既合作丫

哦,原來係咁
我都唔知佢同sun係死對頭

入面都有話佢地恩怨會一筆勾消,但間公司咁鬼大,口頭話會合作,但下面班細既一樣會唔鍾意

Kaga · 04-03-04, 11:06 AM

引用:

作者: 無聊人雲長

哦,原來係咁
我都唔知佢同sun係死對頭

入面都有話佢地恩怨會一筆勾消,但間公司咁鬼大,口頭話會合作,但下面班細既一樣會唔鍾意

下面班細o既都係攞人工辦事o者
冇乜話唔鍾意o既

之但係真係唔知 sun 同 m 記鬥可以捱到幾耐... 人地 assets 有成 70 幾 billion....

azuril2000 · 04-03-04, 01:02 PM

哩d小事啦, 錢可以解決到既問題就唔係問題

大情大性武大帝 · 04-03-04, 01:19 PM

你有佢咁多錢，你都可以架…

Matamata · 04-03-04, 03:25 PM

其實唔好講到呀bill gate咁衰啦..
佢連連都會捐好多錢比人做研究d新藥物架
好似aids, 肺炎等等...

西野村中一條河 · 04-03-04, 04:42 PM

引用:

作者: ~鵬~

其實唔好講到呀bill gate咁衰啦..
佢連連都會捐好多錢比人做研究d新藥物架
好似aids, 肺炎等等...

係啦....
佢有努力先有今日
加上佢比捐咁多錢出呢
都比人話佢做戲

又唔見李家誠捐

oogami · 04-04-04, 02:26 AM

SUN 好野! UNIX 好野! Open Source/Linux 好野!
MS 正衰野!

Kaga · 04-04-04, 03:21 AM

引用:

作者: ~鵬~

其實唔好講到呀bill gate咁衰啦..
佢連連都會捐好多錢比人做研究d新藥物架
好似aids, 肺炎等等...

huh? 我地講緊 microsoft 好豪咁俾錢 settle lawsuit 之嘛, 冇人話標基衰

ps. 不過, m 記的確係阻礙緊第 d 公司發展電腦o既 technologies, 不過呢個係題外話

04-03-04, 09:36 AM	#1
Kaga God of Gamer 註冊日期: Nov 2002 文章: 7,416	Microsoft 真係視錢財如糞土 Microsoft to pay US$1.6 billion to Sun MICROSOFT AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS ENTER BROAD COOPERATION AGREEMENT; SETTLE OUTSTANDING LITIGATION Ten Year Agreement Sets New Framework for Industry Cooperation; Reduces Cost and Complexity for Customers SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 2, 2004 - Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced that they have entered into a broad technology collaboration arrangement to enable their products to work better together and to settle all pending litigation between the two companies. The companies have also entered into agreements on patents and other issues. "This agreement launches a new relationship between Sun and Microsoft - a significant step forward that allows for cooperation while preserving customer choice," said Scott McNealy, chairman and chief executive officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc. "This agreement will be of significant benefit to both Sun and Microsoft customers. It will stimulate new products, delivering great new choices for customers who want to combine server products from multiple vendors and achieve seamless computing in a heterogeneous computing environment. We look forward to this opportunity - it provides a framework for cooperation between Sun and Microsoft going forward." "Our companies will continue to compete hard, but this agreement creates a new basis for cooperation that will benefit the customers of both companies," said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, Microsoft. "This agreement recognizes that cutting edge R&D and intellectual property protection are the foundation for the growth and success of our industry. This is a positive step forward for both Sun and Microsoft, but the real winners are the customers and developers who rely on our products and innovations." The agreements involve payments of $700 million to Sun by Microsoft to resolve pending antitrust issues and $900 million to resolve patent issues. In addition, Sun and Microsoft have agreed to pay royalties for use of each other's technology, with Microsoft making an up-front payment of $350 million and Sun making payments when this technology is incorporated into its server products. The agreements signed today include the following elements: Technical Collaboration: The Technical Collaboration Agreement will provide both companies with access to aspects of each other's server-based technology and will enable them to use this information to develop new server software products that will work better together. The cooperation will initially center on Windows Server and Windows Client, but will eventually include other important areas, including email and database software. For example, one of the important elements of large scale computing environments is software to manage user identities, authentication and authorization. As a result of this agreement, Sun and Microsoft engineers will cooperate to allow identity information to be easily shared between Microsoft Active Directory and the Sun Java System Identity Server, resulting in less complex and more secure computing environments. Microsoft Communications Protocol Program: Sun has agreed to sign a license for the Windows desktop operating system communications protocols under Microsoft's Communications Protocol Program, established pursuant to Microsoft's consent decree and final judgment with the U.S. Department of Justice and 18 state attorneys general. Microsoft Support for Java: The companies have agreed that Microsoft may continue to provide product support for the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine that customers have deployed in Microsoft's products Windows Certification for Sun Server: Sun and Microsoft today are announcing Windows certification for Sun's Xeon servers. In addition, the Windows certification process for Sun's Opteron-based servers is moving forward. Future Collaboration for Java and .NET: Sun and Microsoft have agreed that they will work together to improve technical collaboration between their Java and .NET technologies. Patents and Intellectual Property: The parties have agreed to a broad covenant not to sue with respect to all past patent infringement claims they may have against each other. The agreement also provides for potential future extensions of this type of covenant. The two companies have also agreed to embark on negotiations for a patent cross-license agreement between them. Legal Settlements: The two companies are settling and terminating their lawsuit in the United States. Sun is also satisfied that the agreements announced today satisfy the objectives it was pursuing in the EU actions pending against Microsoft. Source: http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflas...0040402.3.html

04-03-04, 10:40 AM	#2
riceking District God of the Solar System 一人前のダメ人間註冊日期: Aug 2003 文章: 12,077	只是為在美國白癡的法律制度下, 為將來搵更加多錢而出的"小財"而已 Rice __________________ 貧窮節約 - 積極狀態 - 個人放置Blog: http://blog.roodo.com/riceking/

04-03-04, 10:46 AM	#3
Sandalphon Ultimate Gamer Arc Angel 註冊日期: Mar 2002 文章: 4,052	人地俾得起,咁你無理由唔受卦 __________________ Why in moments of crisis do we ask God for strength and help? As cognitive beings, why would we ask something that may well be a figment of our imaginations for guidance? Why not search inside ourselves for the power to overcome? After all, we are strong enough to cause most of the catastrophes we need to endure. -Bill Schell-

04-03-04, 01:19 PM	#10
大情大性武大帝 God of Gamer 世嘉電子娛樂集團總裁註冊日期: Nov 2003 文章: 14,192	你有佢咁多錢，你都可以架… __________________ 背棄了理想，誰人都可以那會怕一天只得你共我！！

04-04-04, 02:26 AM	#13
oogami God of Gamer 帝國華擊團註冊日期: Aug 2002 文章: 5,667	SUN 好野! UNIX 好野! Open Source/Linux 好野! MS 正衰野! __________________ 大神奮鬥記之 - 做工務員之路 -

04-03-04, 10:51 AM	#4
integrator 潛艇基地八十七™ 註冊日期: Mar 2002 文章: 7,186 CloudScy	睇住之後我都唔係好明微軟俾呢1.6 billion落去同果間公司合作有咩問題喎

04-03-04, 01:02 PM	#9
azuril2000 Senior Gamer 註冊日期: Aug 2003 文章: 425	哩d小事啦, 錢可以解決到既問題就唔係問題

04-03-04, 03:25 PM	#11
Matamata Ultimate Gamer 註冊日期: Jan 2004 文章: 4,552	其實唔好講到呀bill gate咁衰啦.. 佢連連都會捐好多錢比人做研究d新藥物架好似aids, 肺炎等等...

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