It’s official: After months of speculation, Microsoft Corp. last week confirmed that Java is being dropped from its latest operating system release, undermining Sun Microsystems Inc.’s revived effort ...

(IDG) -- Microsoft Corp. disclosed Wednesday that it won't include the code needed to run Java applications in its Windows XP and future operating systems. The decision is part of a planned phase-out ...

Sun Microsystems may have missed its opportunity to get the newest version of Java on PCs loaded with Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company acknowledged that ...

I need to run two versions of Java on several Windows XP machines. One version (1.6.0_03) for use with Internet Explorer and one version (latest) for use with Firefox. I began by removing all versions ...

SEATTLE (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. on Monday won a reprieve in its battle with rival Sun Microsystems when an appeals court stayed an order requiring Microsoft to include Sun's Java programming language ...

Microsoft Corp. is dropping the Java programming technology from its upcoming Windows operating system, a move the software giant said Wednesday is fallout from its bitter legal battle with Java ...

Sun Microsystems announced plans Monday to make its new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP available as a free download. The new Java Virtual Machine (JVM) allows Java applications--from ...

In a mixed decision handed down Thursday, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed U.S. District Court Judge J. Frederick Motz's December 2002 ruling that supported Sun's copyright infringement ...

To me, the worst thing about Windows computers is updating software. While Microsoft does a good job keeping the operating system updated, other software inevitably falls through the cracks. Without a ...