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by geoffhill 5057 days ago
So speaking just in terms of the JRE, is there any reason to download it from Oracle instead of Apple? A separate Oracle updating program is a much less elegant solution than the current Software Updates integration that Apple uses.
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Apple has EOL'd its Java and told people to switch to Oracle's version. That's a pretty good reason IMO.
Main reason; the Apple JRE is still Java 6 (and will remain so for eternity).