how come i can't chat on yahoo chat or other related sites requiring java virtua

[Joshua Brown]

hey ive got a problem everytime i try to chat in yahoo
chat or msn chat it comes up i need to download java
virtual machine I clickl on the download then it sends me
to microsoft telling me i need a more recent version of
microsoft virtual machine and to go to windows update to
obtain but i go to windows update and there isn't a more
recent version listed to download some one please help me
this is getting so frustrating because most of the chat
websites require java and for some reason it's not on my
windows xp and i need help tryiung to obtain it ne help
would be greatly appreciated

 

[Bill Oreilly]

As the result of a lawsuit by Sun Microsystems, and
the resulting settlement, Microsoft is no longer allowed
to provide its own Java Virtual Machine to Windows
users.

As the fix was technically correct, the poster has really
spun the reason why there is no native JVM support in XP.
Microsoft has repeatedly violated the terms of their
license agreement with Sun regarding Java. Mostly
something about a "you will not modify Java at all"
clause. Sun has sued on more than one occasion since the
mid 90s to protect their software. The very proprietary
nature of the MS JVM is in direct conflict with the
license agreement that Microsoft originally agreed to; so
Sun sued again. Instead of Microsoft shipping XP with a
JVM that complies with the Java standard and the license
agreement, they decided to drop support for their JVM all
together (and then spin the blame onto Sun's lawsuits).

It's kinda like a spoiled kid ruining a ball game by
taking his ball home because he doesn't get his way.

http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/07/20/ms.drops.java.idg/
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