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Sun Microsystems announced plans to make its new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP available as a free download.
Sun's telecom partners in Asia are planning deeper use of Java software in mobile phones. The phones' appeal may still be narrow, though, because of a limited number of applications.
Microsoft's legal worries continue on Tuesday, when it will square off against Sun Microsystems in an antitrust suit filed by its bitter rival.
In a move that has exposed a growing schism in the Java community, an Oracle proposal to bridge Java development tools moved ahead this week with approval from competing Java companies.
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Competing players are trying to integrate Java development tools, in the face of well-organised competition from Microsoft.
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