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[Update 3: Is the number accurate? Why is this a big deal? What's the botnet doing?] Russian researchers have discovered a botnet of more than 600,000 Macs. Yes, Macs -- you know, those things that don't get malware. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is coming under heavy criticism for its slow response to known vulnerabilities and for perpetuating the myth that OS X is malware-free. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers rush to grab the update. Not to mention: Almost gliding an Airbus into LAX...

All of Java's developers and the companies that use the language and its frameworks should be worried sick.

Do you need Java? Is the hassle of having to update yet another piece of software worthwhile? A look at the pros and cons.

And, the future of Java lies in the balance.

Some people have been asking me how Oracle could attack open source in its Google lawsuit. My answer: Easily. Here's why.

An Apple note tells us it has "deprecated" Java in OS X. This means the Java runtime environment included within Mac OS X will not be maintained to the level it has been, and that it "may be removed from future versions of Mac OS X", the company warns. In Apple's new world order, it seems veteran Web standards are being shown the door...

Sun has been a company in trouble for years now. Until recently, I was never really worried about it going under. Now, I'm worried.

For the most part, a long, slow death.

This pilot fish sets up software for a large customer that's a bit gun-shy when it comes to upgrading Java -- and management has a special request.

At the CTIA Wireless 2008 trade show last week in Las Vegas the hottest new phone was, as you might expect, Sprint's Instinct, apparently the closest thing yet to an iPhone. And still the farthest thing from an iPhone? That would beMicrosoft's changes to Windows Mobile 6.1.

The most popular programming language in the world is, once again, C.

Jonathan Schwartz, the ponytailed, ex-CEO of Sun Microsystems, is now blogging all the things he wished he could have said earlier. Yikes; in his first missive, he lays into Steve Jobs, comparing him to a patent troll, and offers lessons for HTC in their defense against Apple's iPhone IP lawyers. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers break out the iPopcorn and enjoy the iMovie. Not to mention Godzilla Haiku...
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Microsoft just offered more evidence that bad guys are exploiting known bugs in old versions of Java. Anyone not able to keep Java regularly patched (i.e. anyone who thinks of it as a type of coffee) probably shouldn't have it on their computer.

Sun posted a huge revenue loss, but discarding an unusual write-off, were things bad or not? Rain or shine, the Sun's still there.

So goodbye then, Scott McNealy. Your company, Sun Microsystems, broke the mold and made more than $200B over 28 years. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers pay tribute to a departing leader. Not to mention a Haiti charity infographic...
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