JavaFX 2 beta was released earlier this week. The main JavaFX download page states the following regarding this release: JavaFX 2.0 Beta is the latest major update release for JavaFX.

Gluon has introduced a technology preview of JavaFX running a single codebase across PC, mobile, and now client web. These fully standalone web clients do not require any server-side portion ...

JavaFX 14 is available to help developers create cross-platform GUI applications with a single codebase. Improvements include HTTP/2 support with an embedded browser, controlled by native Java code.

Which is better for your next Java GUI project: Java Swing vs. JavaFX? This tip explores their history and capabilities to help you choose the right one.

What about the bundling of JavaFX via the Java Updater? Is Sun trying to say that of the 100M downloads, each person who initiated the download was specifically trying to get the JavaFX runtime?