When I was pushing JAVA as an Evangelist back in the old days, the battle between Sun Microsystems (mostly Scott McNealy) and Microsoft (Bill Gates) was really hot and furious.
Sun (even myself) took every opportunity to spit on Microsoft’s Technology during the dotCom days.
Now things have changed… both Sun and Microsoft has mellowed, they worked together and compete on a higher level rather than below the belt tactics.
Would You Like Live Search With Your Java?
“Our goal is to provide Java users with compelling and immersive business and consumer solutions powered by Java technology and value-added solutions from world-class software partners,” Rich Green, Sun’s executive vice president of software, said in a statement.
Sadly Google do not think lightly of the decision…
Sun Chooses Microsoft Over Google, StarOffice Dumped From Google Pack?
StarOffice dropped from Google Pack
Well the option is yours ! You don’t have to install MSN toolbar if you don’t want to. But I find it pretty cool with all the non-typical features that other toolbars do not do provide.
Give it a try ! You can always uninstall it cleanly.
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