Sun Java has released Update 5 for
Java SE. Although I do not have Java installed on my home computer, I
have updated the widely used tutorial, SunFlowers and SunJava Update.
I learned from the owner of Montana Menagerie.org that caution is needed if you don't want the Google toolbar version. The link that I provide is to Sun Microsystems' download link and apparently does not include the Google toolbar. However, the links from Java.com come with this extra (see Edit Comments below):
Image from Montana Menagerie.org
Is it any wonder the download is now over 15 MB?
How much money is Google, Yahoo, Ask, etc. paying vendors to include a toolbar? We know from Bill Pytlovany the revenue is significant -- enough that he would have been able to retire comfortably by the end of the year. If you've followed Bill any length of time, you now it would take a lot of money to reach that "comfortable stage".
See the topic at Montana Menagerie.org
Edit Note 3/8/08:
Edit Note 3/11/08:
I learned from the owner of Montana Menagerie.org that caution is needed if you don't want the Google toolbar version. The link that I provide is to Sun Microsystems' download link and apparently does not include the Google toolbar. However, the links from Java.com come with this extra (see Edit Comments below):
Image from Montana Menagerie.orgHow much money is Google, Yahoo, Ask, etc. paying vendors to include a toolbar? We know from Bill Pytlovany the revenue is significant -- enough that he would have been able to retire comfortably by the end of the year. If you've followed Bill any length of time, you now it would take a lot of money to reach that "comfortable stage".
See the topic at Montana Menagerie.org
Edit Note 3/8/08:
As indicated in the comments to this blog posting, an update has been posted by evilfantasy in the topic at Montana Menagerie.org. Unfortunately, Blogger comments to not accommodate long URLs very well. To see the update: --> Update < --
Edit Note 3/11/08:
A friend sent me a link to an explanatory blog post that goes back to 2005 which discusses Sun's agreement with Google to include the Google tool bar with consumer Java SE downloads from java.com.
As indicated by Dave's comments posted , he has not been offered the tool bar, as I have heard others say as well. I have no explanation as to what the installer is finding on the machines where it is not offered and continue to encourage people to follow the offline installation only from Java SE Downloads. Along with that recommendation is the reminder to read the installation windows rather than blindly clicking Next, Next, Next.
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