Too early to tell, but it could possibly become easier to deploy java games in the future:
http://news.com.com/Sun+looks+to+sweeten+Java/2100-1013_3-5618215.html?tag=nefd.lede
Not gonna hold my breath, but good news that it is heading in the right direction. By the time we get there, bandwith might not be a big prob, and bundling whole JRE might not be an issue, and hopefully installed everywhere anyway. 