Java Applet Security?

With so many Java applets vulnerabilities, it's tough not to poke at Java applet security. But what about the real world? Are we seeing any real attacks against enterprise applets? And how good is applet security when compared to ajax/javascript web sites that we see today?

"I'm always surprised how far people will go to ding Sun/Java security, when there are so many other targets that are so much worse it's not even really the same thing." - Jeff Williams

Well here's one for the applet side...

http://www.cio.com/article/141151/Sun_Changes_Java_Updates_Following_Criticism

Web Development Time Breakdown

What a brilliant piece of web-development wisdom! This one made me laugh out loud...