http://mashable.disqus.com/Internet and Technology News - Mashable is the world’s largest blog focused exclusively on Web 2.0 and Social Networking news. With more than 5 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific blog reviewing new Web sites and services, publishing breaking news on what’s new on the web.enWed, 18 Apr 2007 01:59:47 -0000http://mashable.com/2007/04/17/google-powerpoint/#comment-5927668<p>"Master William", do you really, even in your dreams, belive that a language can make your application look bad?? There are a lot of bad looking applications out there, some are witten in Java , some are not. There are also a lot of nice looking applications and you know what, some of them are written in Java to... If the application looks bad then the developer/designer is responsible, not his programming language. <br>Further more, if the application are located on a server then your browser are more likely to be at fault than the serverside application</p>Tired of the clichéWed, 18 Apr 2007 01:59:47 -0000http://mashable.com/2007/04/17/google-powerpoint/#comment-5927667<p>@Master William: It looked to me like it might be a primarily backend system, so it's possible that the reference to Java is not about the UI being a Java applet but that the whole programme is written in the Java programming language. That would make sense, because many of the Goog's products are written in Java.</p>Huw LeslieTue, 17 Apr 2007 17:30:03 -0000http://mashable.com/2007/04/17/google-powerpoint/#comment-5927666<p>waste of focus for google. desktop apps have a place, and MS has cemented that position for the foreseeable future. until then, google should continue it's disruptive ways.</p>jeremy dawTue, 17 Apr 2007 17:28:35 -0000http://mashable.com/2007/04/17/google-powerpoint/#comment-5927665<p>It looks like garbage, as is usual for a Java based app</p>Master WilliamTue, 17 Apr 2007 16:49:40 -0000