Problems with Oracle's Java 7 runtime may require OS X users to switch back to Java 6, but currently there is no direct means of doing so.

Mac OS 9’s Software Update control panel software notes that there’s a new version of Mac OS Runtime for Java in distribution.

Azul Systems® , the award-winning leader in Java™ runtime solutions, today announced the general availability of its Zulu runtime for Java, release 8.1. Azul's commercialized build of OpenJDK ...

One big problem. It's August 2007 and Apple's Java runtime has not yet been updated, meaning that millions of Mac OS X users are at risk of remote code execution attacks.