Multiple choice computer

Microsoft would like to put Sun Microsystems' Jini back in the bottle because:

  1. It's a better web browser than MS Internet Explorer.

  2. Microsoft has already used its three wishes.

  3. Jini devices aren't compatible with Windows 98.

  4. Jini devices would operate over a network without Windows.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Microsoft was concerned about Jini because it enabled devices to discover and communicate with each other over a network without requiring Windows as an intermediary. This threatened Microsoft's strategy of Windows being the central platform for all computing and could marginalize Windows in emerging networked device ecosystems.

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