Washington Tues 9th 2001: The computer world was left reeling today as sensational evidence emerged that Sun Microsysytems chief Scott McNealy and Microsoft chairman William H. Gates had agreed almost ten years ago on a strategy that would leave them in complete dominance of the computer software marketplace.
Former Microsoft vice-president Ima Lyer claims he has 'irrefutable evidence' that the two industry giants have been hoodwinking both politicians and public for the past decade. In a written statement released by his legal advisors to the press this morning, Lyer gives a detailed account of how 'Operation JAVA' was formulated by Gates and McNealy to remove all but minor competition in the software industry.
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