Microsoft pulls back support for Java

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Microsoft Corp. is quietly pulling back support for Java in its new products, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Wednesday. The move deals a new blow to a rival technology that played a starring role in the software giant's continuing anti-trust battle with the government. The newspaper said pre-release copies of Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system, which goes on sale this fall, drop the software needed to run Java-based programs.