US District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz ruled late Wednesday that Microsoft will have to bundle Sun's version of Java in Windows XP within 120 days, a compromise of sorts between the schedules sought by the two companies. Sun had wanted its Java included in Windows XP within 90 days, while Microsoft was asking for several months.

The ruling came after a lengthy hearing with the two companies, in which the judge asked Sun and Microsoft to continue working together and present him with a final schedule by Monday.

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