Basically, any program developed with the Java programming language requires Java to be installed on the user's machine. The advantage of doing this is that such a program can run on a large variety of machines.
Yes, Java is the platform Minecraft runs on. Java is free for download.
You need java
minecraft itself and java
you need java 1.5 to run mindcraft
You need Java.
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No, but you need java Edit by Ozaicanyousee. If you ever have a java update, take it! If you do, Minecraft will have a lower chance of lagging and more advanced graphic sometimes
Yes, you will need Java. I recommend installing the latest version of Java, JRE7, which I have provided a download link to it on Oracle's site just on the development of JRE7, it will highly increase Minecraft's performance. Also, Minecraft is coded in the Java language. It must be read with a Java program, and in your task manager, Minecraft is "javaw.exe" so a big yes!
You may need to download the newest version of Java for minecraft to work. Or maybe your computer can not handle it.
The best one to download and install whould have to be Java 7.