Comment by cesarb

> > No, Java applets failed because they became the poster child for "Java is slow" take.

> Java Applets also froze the entire browser when loading.

More than just "poster child", I believe Java applets are the origin of the "Java is slow" meme. The first time many people heard of Java would be when it locked up their browser for a whole minute while loading an applet, with a status bar message pointing to Java as the culprit.