Sun charged that Microsoft’s version of Java was incompatible with the Java specification. As a result of the legal action, Microsoft stopped updating J++ by 2001, and discontinued support for ...

Announced April 6, Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is a simple drop-in replacement for any other OpenJDK distribution in the Java ecosystem. Microsoft pledges to support Java 11 until at least 2024.

Sun escalates its battle for software supremacy with Microsoft, filing a lawsuit that claimed the software maker made Windows XP incompatible with Sun's Java language.

Microsoft announced three sets of tools that translate Java software so it can support Microsoft.Net, the company's new strategy to move its Windows operating system and software to the Web.

According to Microsoft, the following Java versions will be on the block list initially: J2SE 1.4, everything below (but not including) update 43 J2SE 5.0, everything below (but not including ...

1) Java, 2) ASP.NET, 3) PHP, 4) Python, 5) Ruby -- see here So Java seems to be a safe bet for Microsoft, though the company of course hedges its bet with Azure for .NET developers guidance that ...

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 supports Java on the Visual Studio Code editor through a collaboration with Red Hat and the Java community. The 1.0 release of Language Support for Java by Red Hat arrived late last month.

Microsoft also views separating Java software from Windows XP as important to safeguarding Windows XP's Oct. 25 launch date. "We're going to ship Windows XP, and we're going to ship it on Oct. 25 ...

Microsoft also supports several other Java community organizations, including OpenJDK, and Eclipse Adoptium, Jakarta EE, and the venerable Java Community Process. And in 2019, it acquired leading Java ...

Microsoft does not have to incorporate Sun Microsystems Inc ‘s Java programming language in the Windows operating system, a federal appeals court ruled, overturning an earlier decision.