I suppose it is, but Java applets never took off because they were horrible. Half the time they wouldn't work, and when they did they never felt like they were

I suppose it is, but Java applets never took off because they were horrible. Half the time they wouldn't work, and when they did they never felt like they were part of a page, and generally felt bloated and slow. Much more like a bad version of Flash than something that felt like part of a page.