Sun reviewed the claims, and declared Microsoft had spoofed the benchmarks. Somehow, mysteriously, all the benchmark data suddenly vanished from the copies of the press releases posted on Microsoft's Web site. When is somebody going to tell these guys - people have started checking facts? OK, OK, so most of the computer press swallowed it hook line and sinker yet again. When is somebody going to tell those guys to start checking facts?

Microsoft now claims the data was never there, and challenges the press to duplicate the benchmark tests. Not easy when you can't find out what they were.