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{{Short description|Discontinued Java virtual machine}}

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{{about|the discontinued proprietary Java Virtual Machine implementation|the currently maintained OpenJDK build|OpenJDK}}

The '''Microsoft Java Virtual Machine''' ('''MSJVM''') is a [[discontinued software|discontinued]] proprietary [[Java virtual machine]] from [[Microsoft]]. It was first made available for [[Internet Explorer 3]] so that users could run [[Java applet]]s when browsing on the [[World Wide Web]]. It was the fastest [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]-based implementation of a Java virtual machine for the first two years after its release.<ref name="jworld">{{cite web |last1=Neffenger |first1=John |date=1998-08-01 |df=mdy |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2076748/which-java-vm-scales-best-.html |title=Which Java VM scales best? |work=[[JavaWorld]] |access-date=2020-07-16 |quote=Microsoft SDK 2.02 still stands alone as the only fast and scalable Java virtual machine. Our customers with the highest Web site traffic currently have no other viable choice for a JVM.}}</ref> [[Sun Microsystems]], the creator of Java, sued Microsoft in October 1997 for incompletely implementing the Java 1.1 standard.<ref name="jworld2">{{cite web |last1=Zukowski |first1=John |date=1997-10-01 |df=mdy |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2077055/what-does-sun-s-lawsuit-against-microsoft-mean-for-java-developers-.html |title=What does Sun's lawsuit against Microsoft mean for Java developers? |work=[[JavaWorld]] |access-date=2020-07-16}}</ref> It was also named in the ''[[United States v. Microsoft Corp.]]'' antitrust civil actions, as an implementation of Microsoft's "[[Embrace, extend and extinguish]]" strategy. In 2001, Microsoft settled the lawsuit with Sun and discontinued its Java implementation.

In [https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/announcing-preview-of-microsoft-build-of-openjdk/ April 7, 2021 Microsoft announced its own build of Microsoft Java], based on OpenJDK, again.

==History==

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*[[Internet Explorer 5|Internet Explorer 5.5]]

*[[Visual Studio]] 6 Microsoft Developer Edition

*[[Windows 98]] and [[Windows MEMe]]

The Microsoft Java Virtual Machine was discontinued in 2003 in response to the Sun Microsystems lawsuit. Microsoft continued to offer support until December 31, 2007.<ref name="microsoftkb">{{cite web |url=http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean12 |title=ArchivedMicrosoft copyJava Virtual Machine |access-date=2014-08-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831134121/https://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean12 |archive-date=2014-08-31 }}</ref>

===Windows XP===

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==External links==

*[https://java.visualstudio.com/ Modern support of Java at Microsoft]

*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108120009/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/interoperability/java/default.aspx |date=January 8, 2014 |title=Microsoft Java Virtual Machine Support }}

*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/faq.mspx |date=* |title=Microsoft Java transition FAQ }}

*{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111054630/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/1998/dec98/javavmpr.aspx |date=November 11, 2012 |title=Award-Winning Virtual Machine Continues to Provide Fastest, Most Integrated Java Language Support }}. Microsoft Press release, Dec. 7, 1998

*Darryl K. Taft - [httphttps://www.eweek.com/mobile/microsoft-to-junk-flagship-products-cites-java-settlement Microsoft to Junk Flagship Products, Cites Java Settlement]. December 5, 2003. [[eWeek]]

*Joe Wilcox and Stephen Shankland - [https://www.cnet.com/news/microsofts-java-decision-a-mixed-bag/ Microsoft's Java decision a mixed bag]. [[CNET]], March 18, 2002

*[http://java-virtual-machine.net/download.html Microsoft Virtual Machine Download Links]

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