They did have Microsoft removing their helmet and doing the reloading. Sun called it: Mankind vs Microsoft [1] It drained their energy and stole their focus.

They did have Microsoft removing their helmet and doing the reloading. Sun called it: Mankind vs Microsoft [1] It drained their energy and stole their focus. It was the apex of Embrace, Extend, Extinguish [1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/03/why_sun_threw/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/03/why_sun_threw/ Interesting from that 2004 piece > Microsoft's biggest global competitors are exactly as they were on Thursday: Nokia and Sony. How different things looked then!