Since Microsoft won't include it as part of Windows XP, Sun is offering the new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP as a free download.

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 ...

Customers also will be able to download and install any other JVM, including Sun's version, Kasiviswanathan said. He acknowledged that the decision to leave the Java code out of Windows XP was ...

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 is one of those things that you don’t need to download until the moment you do. Most computer users will go about their business without having to download Java for Windows.

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 ...

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows XP operating system, scheduled for release in the fall, will not include support programs written in the Java programming language unless users ...