A federal judge in January ordered Microsoft to ship Sun Microsystem’s Java with all copies of Windows rather than the outdated Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM).  Microsoft appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, VA., as well they should since Sun has no claim in this area and should never have been granted injunctive relief in the case.  I’m happy to report that, at least thus far, the Circuit Court appears to not be subscribing to the overzealous Microsoft-bashing that seems to have swept the court system recently.  If the first day of the appeal is any indication, perhaps some common sense about technology has finally slipped into the judicial mainstream.  Not only that, but the interraction between the Circuit Court judges and Sun’s attorneys was quite entertaining.  You can read the sordid details here.