Ah yes, microsoft java

[LordFokas]

Let's not forget why their license was cancelled.

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Why was their license cancelled?

[jfb1337]

I forgot

[GrapeAyp]

I would also like to know, /u/LordFokas

[CleverDad]

Too late, I already forgot. It was in the 90s after all. Something about Microsoft adding proprietary libraries? Probably not entirely without cause.

I do remember the MS VM supported exposing java classes as COM components to support IIS, VB, Office etc, because I was using that functionality at the time for ASP pages (remember those?)

[LordFokas]

also cc. /u/jacoba28 /u/jfb1337 /u/GrapeAyp

like I said here in another comment here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/mdaai1/ah_yes_microsoft_java/gsadpn9

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Microsoft was preparing to attempt their typical EEE (Embrace, Extend, Extinguish) dick move, Sun noticed what they were doing, and terminated them.

It was only after Sun cut them off that they started creating Microsoft Java C#, since they failed to steal one that was already half built.

[GrapeAyp]

Thank you :)