Sun chief executive Scott McNealy said the HP and Dell deals have started "a very interesting domino effect," leading other PC manufacturers to consider a similar inclusion of Java. Courtroom history In December, Motz concluded that Sun stood a good chance of winning its antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft and told both sides to craft a preliminary injunction, which he approved on 21 January. In his 11-page order, Motz gave Sun what it requested when it filed the lawsuit: an injunction ordering Microsoft immediately to stop distributing incompatible versions of Sun's Java interpreter and to begin shipping authorised versions with Windows and Internet Explorer in four months. Microsoft immediately appealed Motz's decision to the Fourth Circuit, calling it "extreme and unprecedented" and accusing Sun of violating a California law that prohibits unfair competition.