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.

The software maker, aiming to deliver "the best interactive user experience on the Web," says it plans to make its new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP available for free.

After spending a week Java-free back in 2010, PCMag ’s Larry Seltzer concluded that the Java platform as a whole “is pretty clearly a failure, and all that remains of it is a big fat attack ...

What the recent changes to support and licensing of Java developer tools means for you.

The latest version of the Java Control Panel for Windows has a checkbox under the Security tab labeled 'Enable Java content in the browser.' Uncheck that and all your browsers should be Java-free." ...

In court testimony today, Ellison can't declare whether Java is free. It's a complicated topic that won't be easy for a jury to figure out.