On: Why is the default answer always a web app?

[johnrob]

I'm not sure the author has tried deploying signed java applets on multiple platforms. The results are wonderfully varied.

[tom_rath → johnrob]

Have you tried using Java Web Start? It's wonderfully simple to deploy and (almost) lets you forget about past nightmares with applets.

[bmj → johnrob]

And how is this any different to the various cross-browser issues web developers face?