It never hurts to know ones history http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.12/java.saga_pr.html
while the idea of ria's was present even then, Java never did live up to that promise. It's probably more a matter of "execution" than any really technological shortcomings in the platform as such I think. Perhaps bandwith limitations at that time got them distracted...I don't know. I doubt whether the JavaFX initiative will change anything...but then again predicting the future is neither mine nor anyone else's talent as far as I know. Peter
