Tom Burt Quotes (10 Quotes)

Sun apparently decided that it no longer likes the deal it made more than a year and a half ago. Sun's suit may make for good PR, but its claims are not grounded in fact or law. We are disappointed that it has come to this, but we have upheld our end of the bargain. Sun has not.

We are pleased that the court recognized the important role non-disclosure agreements play in protecting Microsoft's intellectual property - our most valuable asset.

As a company that respects intellectual property rights, we are gratified that the court determined that these claims had no merit.

You don't go to be the president of a research center and get paid 10 million to go interview undergraduates. This makes him the highest paid human resources director in history.

We think this is very bad for Korean consumers and very bad for the industry in Korea and for mature innovation. Challenging the decision in Europe in court, we think we are going to win. Challenging this decision in court, we think we are going to win.

We hope that they'll look at this settlement and see that perhaps this is an appropriate time with everything else that's facing the country to get these issues behind us, as Microsoft is working to do.

While we are confident that Microsoft ultimately will prevail in these lawsuits, we are disappointed that we have missed the opportunity to improve education for disadvantaged children while resolving litigation,

This agreement marks not only the end of our legal dispute, but more importantly, the beginning of a closer working relationship between our companies.

Microsoft is appealing the District Court's preliminary ruling because Microsoft does not believe any preliminary injunction should have been ordered. We are confident that Microsoft has developed the best Java implementation within the terms of our contract with Sun and in the best interests of Java developers and consumers.

We are very disappointed with the commission's decision. Ultimately, we will file a lawsuit in Korean court challenging the decision.