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Things that all software on the planet is compatible with if you would just redesign and recompile and ... * chromebooks * web browsers * a turing machine im

by iofj 11y ago

Things that all software on the planet is compatible with if you would just redesign and recompile and ... * chromebooks * web browsers * a turing machine implemented by having a grad student a car drive around on a long street * https://xkcd.com/505/ https://xkcd.com/505/ Of course it might be a bit slower, it might take a bit more effort, time and imagination on the part of the user. But seriously: it needs to run existing programs without recompilation.

mehrdada 11y ago
That's beside the point made in the OP, which attributed Chrome's great security to its lack of functionality, which is just false. You argument is a valid one with respect to its lack of popularity. That said, while compatibility helps adoption, it is not absolutely necessary. If it were, we would all be stuck with Windows computers in our pockets running on Atom processors having 1:30 hours battery life.