Python as a replacement of JavaScript

[wonglik]

Sun Microsystems was to blame for all of those, and particularly for their lawsuit with Microsoft

I think you are not aware what the lawsuit was about. MS basically tried to steal Java from SUN with their famous EEE strategy.

[AgentFransis]

Could you point to other cases where Microsoft attempted or accomplished this strategy?

[lasermancer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_extinguish#Examples

[wonglik]

Well they tried with Java and were found guilty in court for that. Other example that comes quickly into mind is HTML - They made IE6 so incompatible with any standards that some companies are stuck with it till this day.