The Redmond, Wash., giant receives a reprieve from a court order requiring the company to ship Sun Microsystems' Java software.

An appeals court judge expresses doubts about a lower-court order requiring Microsoft to incorporate Sun Microsystems’ Java in Windows.

On Feb. 3, the appeals court delayed the Java “must-carry” order from Motz, who is presiding over a number of private antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft.

Microsoft received a reprieve on Monday from a court order requiring the company to ship Sun Microsystems' Java software. Earlier in the day, Microsoft had said that it would comply with Motz's ...

On Feb. 3, the appeals court delayed the Java “must-carry” order from Motz, who is presiding over a number of private antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft.