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Photo: Ballmer, McNealy find common ground
May 13, 2005
CEOs of Sun and Microsoft tout the companies' newfound cooperation at a press conference.
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Sun moves into Google orbit
October 4, 2005
Alliance aims to boost Sun's Java and Google's Web-based tools, but could also herald a challenge to Microsoft's hold on the PC.
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Sun, Microsoft to outline alliance
November 17, 2004
Rivals set date for giving details of collaborative work.
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Google, Sun plan partnership
October 3, 2005
Collaborative effort could raise the profile of OpenOffice.org and Java software--and perhaps bolster Google's challenge to Microsoft.
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Ballmer: We've 'hit our stride' with Sun
May 13, 2005
The Microsoft CEO and Scott McNealy, his counterpart at Sun, say it hasn't been easy, but the two companies have found common ground.
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Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs
April 2, 2004
update The deal dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs, as its losses mount.
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Sun and Google shake hands
October 4, 2005
Multiyear partnership will develop and distribute Google Toolbar, Java, OpenOffice and OpenSolaris--and Google will buy lots more Sun servers.
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Sun, Microsoft tout fruits of cooperation
May 13, 2005
The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way. Photos: Ballmer, McNealy find common ground
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McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape
June 9, 2005
Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM.
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FAQ: The Sun-Google partnership
October 5, 2005
What exactly does the alliance mean for the two companies--and for the computing industry?
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McNealy--apres moi, you'll be bored silly
April 25, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says he'll miss the former Sun CEO's straight-talking ways.
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Microsoft and Sun's difficult dance
December 2, 2004
news analysis The companies find that being partners is sometimes harder than being enemies.
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Newsmakers Archive: 2002
July 25, 2003
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Ballmer: 'We'll catch Google'
June 27, 2005
At a partner conference, the CEO defends Redmond's search efforts but admits that the .Net effort has been at a standstill.
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Google-Sun pact brainchild of Sun engineer
October 4, 2005
Java director envisions partnership, reaches out to former StarOffice boss at Google.
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McNealy--an engineer's witty patron
April 25, 2006
Known as much for his wit as his business acumen, Sun's outgoing CEO backed his engineers until it hurt.
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Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group
May 1, 2006
Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned.
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This week in Linux news
November 19, 2004
Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux.
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Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft
September 21, 2005
Search giant could become more important than Redmond rival, says author who has studied its patents and engineering.
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A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?
May 10, 2005
CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days?
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