I had problems with the multiple Java version of different applications.<p>But all the complaining about the many security updates is plain stupid:<p><pre><code> * Goolge Chome: 22.0.1229.94
* IE9: 9.0.8112.16421
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whatever those numbers really means.
Yes, Java has grown into a monster, like Windows, but there's too much sofware for it, noone is going to rewrite it, so Java will be with us for quite a while.