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Kris makes some good points in his blog post about Rich Apps. People keep using web apps because of the deployment costs. Webstart doesn't work 24/7/365. As long as the server is up web apps normally do. He also asks the question:

Is it because the UI is sooo flexiable in a Swing/Applet that we screw it up without the help of an Information Arch?

I think there is some truth to this statement. Infinite flexibility always causes problems. I've been a developer on a number of projects that are in essence infinitely flexible business engines. With no limitations you have to worry about everything. The web tier limits what users can do and the model they do it in. This greatly simplifies programming. Maybe we need frameworks for Swing and rich clients not for their features but for their limitations?

Rich Apps, Web vs. Desktop.... Why not WebTop
Interesting r 1f40 eading the blog on TSS about Worries about rich web apps. In general I hear two points. When you try to build a complex GUI app on the web you will have Usability issues and functional issues. Desktop apps provide much more flexiabilty to the GUI layer on a desktop..