JavaOne - "The client is back"

Its funny how in the software industry go round and round. Schwartz's comments about the client being back are interesting. Maybe Microsoft .NET taking a share of the client market from Java has influenced this comment - .NET WinForm's do appear to be going places inside investment banks. Not long ago rich clients where supposedly dead and the browser was king.

Looking Glass looks cool. It will be interesting to see how the project evolves, and how it stands up to Microsoft's Longhorn Avalon technology.