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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    Oracle has been under increasing pressure in recent months to finally fix the myriad of security flaws that have plagued Java. In an unexpected emergency out-of-band patch released Friday afternoon, Oracle has responded definitively to critics with a massive security...

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    Matthew, Feb 3, 2013
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  2. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,299   +291

    Nice update
    cliffordcooley, Feb 3, 2013
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  3. Burty117 TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,903   +87

    That massive 2,800 player battle in Eve looked epic! Kinda makes me want to get into it :)
    Burty117, Feb 3, 2013
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  4. T77 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 315

    Even I was having some problems with java..the action center told me it stopped working.
    Just got the notification for the update while posting...:)
    T77, Feb 4, 2013
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  5. spydercanopus TechSpot Guru Posts: 688   +59

    Thanks to java "fixing" the issue twice, now with u11 and u13, I have had to update over a hundred workstations twice. We can't put it on automatic update because our employees are too lazy (or stupid) to uncheck the box for bloatware wrapped with each update.
    spydercanopus, Feb 4, 2013
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  6. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,299   +291

    I can understand packaging extras in installation packages, but not for automatic updates. Automatic updates should only update elements that are installed.
    cliffordcooley, Feb 4, 2013
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  7. ET3D TechSpot Paladin Posts: 787   +10

    Interesting article about royalties is interesting, but I feel that it completely misses in its analysis. 0.42 cent per play compared to 7-10 cents per download isn't bad. When buying, if I don't like a song enough I won't buy it. With streaming, if I like it but not enough to buy it, I might still listen to it a few times. If I do like it, I might listen to it dozens of times. So at the current ratio the artist is likely to make more money from streaming.
    ET3D, Feb 4, 2013
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  8. RmandsDC Newcomer, in training

    Oh, how I hate that Java update!!! Every time it pops up in the notifications, I WANT TO KILL SOMEONE!!! I wish they made it easier to update, like in the background or not so often, I have to press button too much, lol...
    RmandsDC, Feb 4, 2013
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  9. ypsylon Newcomer, in training

    Why Java is still so popular? It is buggy, cumbersome, unstable, easy to exploit. Send it together with Flash into oblivion of history. Just not forget to mention both in some obscure IT journal as a warning for future generations.
    ypsylon, Feb 5, 2013
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  10. T77 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 315

    Read the first paragraph in this picture, you'll get your answer.;) And have a look at the next one too!
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    Java is omnipresent.:)
    T77, Feb 6, 2013
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