Sun Microsystems said it is "disappointed" by Microsoft's decision to not include Java software in its Windows XP and Internet Explorer products, although analysts said the move could help Sun in ...

Microsoft last week said that Sun's Java Virtual Machine (JVM) technology won't make an appearance in its new Windows XP desktop operating system. Prerelease copies of Windows XP and its new ...

UPDATED. The regularly scheduled quarterly security updates for Java on July 15 will not include updates for Windows XP, which is now formally unsupported by Oracle.

Reversing last year's hard-line stance, Microsoft today disclosed that an upcoming update to its Windows XP desktop operating system will include the software code necessary to run Java applications.

Java will be available as a free 5-Mbyte download on Microsoft's Windows Web site, and personal-computer makers will be allowed to install it on machines they sell.

Reversing an earlier hard-line stance, Microsoft today disclosed that an upcoming update to its Windows XP operating system will include a Java virtual machine.

The next versions of Java 7 and Java 8 plug ins, 7u65 and 8u11, which are due for general availability later this month, will not support Windows XP. Oracle confirmed the cessation of support on ...

Microsoft will not include its JVM (Java Virtual Machine) in Windows XP or subsequent operating systems as part of a phase out of the JVM following a January out-of-court settlement with Sun ...

Reversing last year's hard-line stance, Microsoft Corp. Tuesday disclosed that an upcoming update to its Windows XP desktop operating system will include the software code necessary to run Java ...

Aug. 22 -- Windows XP, Microsoft's new operating system, will be on new PCs this fall, but Sun Microsystems' latest version of Java may not be. Because of Microsoft's rush to get Windows XP to ...

In an about-face, Microsoft announced its plans to include its Java Virtual Machine in Windows XP.