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Java - what's it for any is there any risk with it?

  • 28-02-2009 11:19am
    #1
    Yorky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone answer the above? I downloaded an update because I seem to recall reading that it will speed up o2's webtext service.

    Is this the case and is there any risk associated with it?


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Um, it's software/programming language that an awful lot of programs (and web pages) use. There's no "risk" associated with it per se...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(software_platform)


  • #3
    egan007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭egan007


    It's grand, in fact if you have a phone made less than 4years ago or degital tv you already use java.

    Java is owned by sun microsystems www.sun.com and is currently the only reason why sun are still in business - sorry sun :)


  • #4
    snappieT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭snappieT


    While it's fine to download Java itself, many "applets" run in Java, and will ask you to trust them before running them. Don't click "trust" if you don't trust them - it is equivalent to clicking an .exe in an email from someone you don't know - anything could happen.


  • #5
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    egan007 wrote: »
    Java is owned by sun microsystems www.sun.com and is currently the only reason why sun are still in business - sorry sun :)

    eh, Sorry but Your talkin thru your arse there, Sun produce OpenOffice, Solaris, Virtualbox and other opensource software. Read the wiki, very healthy company (although like others are experiencing a downturn lately).


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