Justin M. Streiner wrote:
My main argument against the download manager applet is that I hate dealing with several layers of dependency hell with Java. Does the download manager work with the Java plugin in my web browser when that plugin is based on different JRE versions? Also, there seems to be this movement by some vendors to replace simple processes (an HTTP or FTP download) with something bulkier, like a Java applet, presumably because it looks prettier. Putting my business hat on for a second, I don't understand the value proposition.
I've been in situations where I had to download an IOS image with the el cheapo browser in my data phone that does not have Java support, save it to the MicroSD card and then use a card reader to transfer that to my laptop so I could fix a critical network issue. Java isn't a universal way of leveling the playing field. It's the bastion of lazy programmers and buzzword-loving PHBs.
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