I don't know how Microsoft get themselves in these positions but this should be a good fight.

Basically, ECMAScript which JavaScript and Actionscript is based on, is currently being upgraded to version 4. But version 4 is quite different than 3, as the guys developing it wanted more java like features included. Apparently MS is a little pissed as JScript is based on JavaScript. Now the grapevine is reporting that IE8 will not support JavaScript. Surely that can't be true. Crazy stuff. It's all boiling down to some good ol' blud-slinging (blog + mud = blud).

Follow the action here: http://ajaxian.com/archives/the-future-of-ecmascript-3-is-4