Re:Boot a linux kernel right inside your browser.
by sehugg on Tuesday May 17, 2011 @03:34PM
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The applet model had/has major issues:
* Takes way too long to load the JVM. Deal-breaker for many sites.
* Horrible (AWT) and complicated (Swing) UI toolkits that ignored any look-and-feel parity with the rest of the web site or even the web browser itself.
* The environment is controlled by Oracle. I don't think they're looking to compete with JS, Flash and Silverlight. Thus web applets (except for niche internal apps) are dead, RIP.
* Takes way too long to load the JVM. Deal-breaker for many sites.
* Horrible (AWT) and complicated (Swing) UI toolkits that ignored any look-and-feel parity with the rest of the web site or even the web browser itself.
* The environment is controlled by Oracle. I don't think they're looking to compete with JS, Flash and Silverlight. Thus web applets (except for niche internal apps) are dead, RIP.