RE: no Java in XP Windows

["McCallion, Martin" <MccalliM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> This has been in the news for some time now.  M$ is 
> "threatening" to remove
> java, but I think it's just a abstract way to word something 
> to make it
> sound like it means more than it does.

No, Microsoft are _required_ to stop shipping their JVM (after a
seven-year grace period) because they were found to be violating their
licence.  Sun took them to court over it.  I presume they're just doing
it early to save them the bother later (and to cause problems for any
Java users they can, of course) and putting a positive spin on it.

> I assume this means that the M$ JVM will no longer be 
> available.  (I did
> know of one software package that used it... we don't use it 
> anymore..)

Which will force people to use a proper JVM.  Hooray!

Cheers,

Martin.
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