Sun and Microsoft call a truceSun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs
update The agreement dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs, as its string of losses continues.
April 2, 2004
New software chief named at Sun
In its first major staff reshuffling following Friday's announcement, the company appoints a new head of software operations and says another top executive is leaving.April 5, 2004
Even with settlement, future cloudy for Sun
The server maker may have settled longstanding legal disputes with Microsoft, but it's still in the shadow of other major problems.April 2, 2004
Can the cease-fire halt the war?
Scott McNealy spent years sniping at the "evil empire" of Bill Gates. Now, a more customer-centric approach unites the archrivals, forcing them to bury the hatchet.April 2, 2004
He said what? McNealy's war of words
Sun CEO Scott McNealy has launched so many wicked verbal attacks on Microsoft over the years that Microsoft's nearly $2 billion settlement could be considered hush money.April 2, 2004
 Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems |
Microsoft reveals a softer side
The software giant's decision to settle with Sun over antitrust and patent issues underscores a change in attitude that has been building through a series of rancorous legal disputes.April 2, 2004
What's on their mind? Linux and IBM
perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the Microsoft-Sun deal boils down to a simple formula: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.April 2, 2004
From jabs to chuckles
newsmaker Seemingly transitioning from adversaries to partners, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy discuss both shtick and their mutual focus on IBM.April 2, 2004
Deal signals respect for patents
The two companies say a complex legal framework and "patent regime" protecting intellectual property were necessary to not only settle past disputes but also to pave the way for deep technical collaboration.April 2, 2004
Settling down?
newsmaker Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration.April 2, 2004
Sun also rises
commentary Forrester experts say Sun Microsystems' major deal with Microsoft makes Solaris and other assets shine more brightly.April 2, 2004
