Other cable companies like Cablevision and Time Warner have also inked deals with Sun for using Java OS. Sun's rivals include Microsoft's Windows CE, OpenTV, and Power TV from Scientific Atlanta.

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Sun championed Java as a way to challenge the ubiquity of the Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people) Windows operating system.

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Mr. Page said during testimony Wednesday that Google struggled to reach an agreement with Sun over Google's use of Java before Sun was acquired by Oracle.

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