No - - after installing a Java update, the Ask.com toolbar would probably try to replace RigManager's search settings, like it does to IE, Firefox and Chrome
Do they bundle junk software with their MAC installers, too? If Java keeps bundling that kind of software along with its PC installation packages, their installers will become programs that are blocked by antivirus companies.
zdNET Article about the browser hijacking software built into Java installers
Just adware, don't check the boxes.
I never eard that the java machine was corrupted in any way. Your package is what you build.
I know that there is a free midi library though i don't know is quality.