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In an attempt to distance itself still further from Java, Apple released a Mac update Wednesday which removes Java plugins from any web browser running on OS X.
Users that choose to install the update will stumble across the warning above when they try and view web content that requires Java. One way around the problem is to install the official Oracle Java runtime package on the computer in question.
Arguably, it could be seen as a sensible move: Java is particularly vulnerable to attacks, and removing it decreases the number of routes a hacker can take to infiltrate a device.
Regardless of whether it’s a good idea or not, though, OS X users will have more work on their hands in the future if they choose to consume content that runs in Java. [Sophos via Ars Technica]
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Excellent. Ugh.
The phrase “they cured the disease by killing the patients” comes to mind. Did you know if you remove internet access it would eliminate almost all routes of infections?
Couldn’t agree more!
There’s so many browser based Java apps including my WorkFromHome app that will be affected by this. Java might be vulnerable to attacks but its still a standard environment for many. Apple should stop moving away from industry standards like GMaps and Java, or it will hurt itself in the process.
Surely it would be hurting itself more.
“One way around the problem is to install the official Oracle Java runtime package on the computer in question.”
Woah! This sentence is what this article should be all about!!! Apple finally stopped supplying their own version of Java (or, at least, for browsers)? To geeks like me, this is HUGE!
Not ideal…