That was my first thought too. The problem appears to be with Java, not JavaScript. From what I gather these are two very different things, but the similar names are creating a lot of confusion out there.

FWIW, when I checked last night, only two of my PCs had Java installed. The rest, including Windows and Linux boxes, never had it and I haven't had had any problems using websites.

Anyway I'm just the messenger, not a programmer, so please don't consider this to be an expert opinion.