Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
The Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM) is a
History
Performance
The Microsoft JVM won the
Antitrust trial
Microsoft's proprietary extensions to Java were used as evidence in the
A Memorandum of the United States in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction in the case of United States of America vs. Microsoft claimed that Microsoft wanted to kill Java in the marketplace.
In short, Microsoft feared and sought to impede the development of network effects that cross-platform technology like Netscape Navigator and Java might enjoy and use to challenge Microsoft's monopoly. Another internal Microsoft document indicates that the plan was not simply to blunt Java/browser cross-platform momentum, but to destroy the cross-platform threat entirely, with the "Strategic Objective" described as to "Kill cross-platform Java by grow[ing] the polluted Java market."[3]
Sun vs. Microsoft
In October 1997, Sun Microsystems, the creator of Java, sued Microsoft for incompletely implementing the Java 1.1 standard.[2]
In January 2001, Sun and Microsoft settled the suit. Microsoft paid Sun $20 million and the two agreed to a plan for Microsoft to phase out products that included the older version of Microsoft Java that allegedly infringed on Sun's Java copyrights and trademarks.
- Office XPDeveloper
- Office 2000Developer
- Office 2000 Premium Service Release 1
- Microsoft BackOffice Server 2000
- Internet Security and Acceleration Server(ISA) 2000
- Internet Explorer 5.5
- Visual Studio 6 Microsoft Developer Edition
- Windows 98 and Windows Me
The Microsoft Java Virtual Machine was discontinued in 2003 in response to the Sun Microsystems lawsuit. Microsoft continued to offer support until December 31, 2007.[4]
Windows XP
The initial release of
Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows XP was released on September 9, 2002. It contained post-RTM security fixes and hot-fixes, compatibility updates, optional .NET Framework support, and enabled technologies for new devices such as Tablet PCs. It also included the Microsoft Java virtual machine.[5] On February 3, 2003, Microsoft re-released Service Pack 1 (SP1) as Service Pack 1a (SP1a). This release removed Microsoft's Java virtual machine in compliance with the lawsuit with Sun Microsystems.[6]
See also
References
- ^ JavaWorld. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
Microsoft SDK 2.02 still stands alone as the only fast and scalable Java virtual machine. Our customers with the highest Web site traffic currently have no other viable choice for a JVM.
- ^ JavaWorld. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ Memorandum of the United States in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MICROSOFT CORPORATION, May 18, 1998
- ^ "Microsoft Java Virtual Machine". Archived from the original on 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ^ "Windows XP Service Pack 1 preview". September 9, 2002. Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ "Differences Between Windows XP SP1 and Windows XP SP1a". February 3, 2003. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
External links
- Modern support of Java at Microsoft
- Microsoft Java Virtual Machine Support at the Wayback Machine (archived January 8, 2014)
- Microsoft Java transition FAQ at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Award-Winning Virtual Machine Continues to Provide Fastest, Most Integrated Java Language Support at the Wayback Machine (archived November 11, 2012). Microsoft Press release, Dec. 7, 1998
- Darryl K. Taft - Microsoft to Junk Flagship Products, Cites Java Settlement. December 5, 2003. eWeek
- Joe Wilcox and Stephen Shankland - Microsoft's Java decision a mixed bag. CNET, March 18, 2002
- Microsoft Virtual Machine Download Links
- Download last version of MSJVM
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