Microsoft pulls Java from download page Weeks before the software maker plans to reinstate Java in Windows XP, it shuts down a site that would automatically send Java software to Windows XP users.

Microsoft's Java pullback also affects Internet Explorer 6, which will be bundled with Windows XP. Installing Microsoft's licensed JVM--the older version--is an optional download.

It’s been a long time since Microsoft brewed its own Java. But now it’s back, with the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, fit and finished for running in the Azure cloud.

Microsoft said the site, which would automatically send its Java software to Windows XP users, was removed to take an issue off the table in legal actions with Sun.

Microsoft is offering advice on how to protect yourself from Java-based malware. The instructions are simple: either update it, disable it, or just uninstall it completely.

Microsoft's acquisition of jClarity brings instant Java credibility to the software giant, to lure enterprises with Java workloads over to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. Microsoft also inherits the ...

Microsoft joined the Java Community Process (JCP), which governs the Java language evolution. This continues Microsoft's embrace of Java, such as having its own OpenJDK distribution and constantly ...

Sun argues in its lawsuit that Microsoft has gained an unfair advantage by shipping Windows with an outdated version of Java that's inconsistent for its users. Windows is used by more than 90 ...

Microsoft and Sun Microsystems this week are making moves in Java, with Sun looking to boost the platform and Microsoft attempting to lure developers away from it. Microsoft has made public the ...