I don't have anything against java applets, but I'd like to hear their rationale for using them--pg is known to have publicly criticized java, after all. Apple

I don't have anything against java applets, but I'd like to hear their rationale for using them--pg is known to have publicly criticized java, after all. Applets only have one major problem, which is their iffy deployment process. Once running, they're about as good as a desktop application.