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In other news, the new version of the Ask Toolbar is out.. and it comes bundled with some kind of spyware called Java

I installed Java a few times last week and never got, er, asked about the Ask Toolbar once. Was I just amazingly lucky?

There are two versions. Try installing the version from java.com http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/ask_toolbar.xml

I find it sad, no, completely pathetic that java needs to use such monetization strategies. It's a god-damn shame.