Re: Java & Microsoft ??

Question

Conscientiously speaking, how could point #7 on MS IE EULA (attached
below) be valid ? Is what Microsoft's saying here really true? Could somebody pls
clarify at the earliest, if possible.
Thanks & regards,
Is Java Finished?
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Answer 1

It's true.
These two systems together (or independently?) should not be used for mission critical systems, ie the specialized systems that these run on must be like 100% or six sigma or whatever.
There was another thread floating around about this.