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Heh, the web. The only platform where it's considered normal to use elaborate workarounds for problems that have been solved decades ago

legulere 10y ago
But also the only platform where you can run arbitrary code without having to fear it take over your computer or steal all your data on your computer.
- 234dd57d2c8db 10y ago
  http://venturebeat.com/2016/03/18/pwn2own-2016-chrome-edge-and-safari-hacked-460k-awarded-in-total/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/03/18/pwn2own-2016-chrome-edge-a... ????????? Also what is XSS?
- kuschku 10y ago
  Nah. The same is possible on phones – the "put every program in a container, and restrict access to any hardware or files" allows exactly that.
JepZ 10y ago
And the only platform which everyone still uses :P ;-)
Klathmon 10y ago
And the only platform that works on my windows desktop, macbook, work Linux machine, Android phone, iOS tablet, Xbox, TV, and watch with an "install time" measured in seconds, a top of the line security sandbox system that takes very little effort from the user to configure correctly, a very visible badge telling you if the connection is encrypted or not, and an incredible amount of easy customization by the user which is so powerful it can completely change how an app looks with zero input or permission from the app creator.
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TD-Linux 10y ago
You mean all the workarounds like ICE, STUN, TURN, UDP hole punching, etc that you would have to implement yourself if you didn't use WebRTC?
- rockdoe 10y ago
  Reliable low latency transmission of audio and video is also one of those things that looks easy unless you try to actually get it working in practice.
ilaksh 10y ago
I think the reason is that if we ever get a real solid web platform it will start competing directly with all of the vendors proprietary operating systems. So there are billions of dollars worth of reasons to maintain just enough incompatibility and spotty featuresets. I mean I have been waiting for two decades for it to happen.

legulere 10y ago

But also the only platform where you can run arbitrary code without having to fear it take over your computer or steal all your data on your computer.

234dd57d2c8db 10y ago
http://venturebeat.com/2016/03/18/pwn2own-2016-chrome-edge-and-safari-hacked-460k-awarded-in-total/ http://venturebeat.com/2016/03/18/pwn2own-2016-chrome-edge-a... ????????? Also what is XSS?
kuschku 10y ago
Nah. The same is possible on phones – the "put every program in a container, and restrict access to any hardware or files" allows exactly that.

JepZ 10y ago

And the only platform which everyone still uses :P ;-)

Klathmon 10y ago

And the only platform that works on my windows desktop, macbook, work Linux machine, Android phone, iOS tablet, Xbox, TV, and watch with an "install time" measured in seconds, a top of the line security sandbox system that takes very little effort from the user to configure correctly, a very visible badge telling you if the connection is encrypted or not, and an incredible amount of easy customization by the user which is so powerful it can completely change how an app looks with zero input or permission from the app creator.

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TD-Linux 10y ago

You mean all the workarounds like ICE, STUN, TURN, UDP hole punching, etc that you would have to implement yourself if you didn't use WebRTC?

rockdoe 10y ago
Reliable low latency transmission of audio and video is also one of those things that looks easy unless you try to actually get it working in practice.

ilaksh 10y ago

I think the reason is that if we ever get a real solid web platform it will start competing directly with all of the vendors proprietary operating systems. So there are billions of dollars worth of reasons to maintain just enough incompatibility and spotty featuresets. I mean I have been waiting for two decades for it to happen.