When I think of “Java Web Start”, I think of “yet another Java distribution platform that never really amounted to much.” I think it still does journeyman’s work for distribution of internal corporate apps. And now, for people who want that sort of distribution but for whatever reason are uncomfortable with the “Web” angle, we have: Java Web Start, on CD-ROM. If you’re looking to measure the relative success of JWS in the everyday Internet world, the fact that Firefox by default doesn’t know how to handle JWS files is rather telling. Software Development