Microsoft Must Bundle Java. There’s good news for competition now that a federal judge has said he’ll support an injunction requiring Microsoft to bundle… No surprise that I disagree with Dan Gillmor on this. Yes, it’s true that Microsoft took aim at Java. It’s also true that Sun aimed Java at Microsoft. I can’t think of anything more ludicrous than a failed competitor winning an injunction to force the foe to bundle the competing product.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
