I can't see what the point is. The W3C has no control over Java or many other technologies that are proprietry or closed, but that does not stop them from becoming or meeting W3C standards or compliance.
The original question asked why the W3C hadn't written a spec for Flash. My answer still stands that it's not theirs to write a spec for.
However If you can show me the W3C page that details the Java spec I may change my mind :-)
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