Oracle will delay the release of Java 8 until Q1 of next year, largely because the platform and browser plug-in is such a security disaster. Java has taken a beating from hackers in 2013 and apparently enough is enough. Oracle is putting some key features on hold with this decision and has given itself a yearlong cushion to get its security house in order. For years, security experts have been asking Oracle when its Trustworthy Computing moment will come and maybe this is the start of the start.
Source: https://threatpost.com/does-java-8-delay-mean-oracle-finally-serious-about-security/99908/