Tag: java

  • Oracle extends its adware bundling to include Java for Macs

    ZDNet reported on Oracle bundling adware in Java for Mac. For several years, Oracle has been bundling the Ask toolbar with its Java software for Windows PCs, often using deceptive methods to convince customers to install the unwanted add-on. With the latest release of Java for the Mac, Oracle has begun bundling the Ask adware…

  • Google and Oracle back in court over Java

    WIRED.com reports that Google and Oracle are back in court after the later appealed against the decision in a previous suit. The federal court had ruled in favour of Google after Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google claiming infringement of Java-related patents in Android’s APIs. The judge originally assigned to the case, Judge William Alsup,…