On a more detailed note (separate support article), the Mac maker claims that, “This release is only for Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later versions of Mac OS X 10.5” and that it “supports all Intel and PowerPC-based Macs.
Moreover, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger continues to use buggy Java versions, therefore Apple may release a Tiger Java update soon.īack to today’s patch, “Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for Java SE 6, J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 on Mac OS X 10.5.8 and later,” Apple reveals on the Support / Downloads section of its website. Granted, Apple makes its own Java patches, but, as security companies point out, the company that touts its OS as highly secure has no excuse to lag behind this long.Ĭompared with the six-month wait Apple forced Mac owners to “endure” the last time Java was in need of an update, this release has come surprisingly fast, although still late for a security patch.
The bugs addressed in the latest Java Update have been fixed on PCs a month ago, but Apple is only now issuing its own Java update, patching holes long known to exist in the software.
