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> Just imagine what today's world would be like if Microsoft did pitch HTA That would have been a security nightmare.
by tasogare 7y ago
> Just imagine what today's world would be like if Microsoft did pitch HTA
That would have been a security nightmare.
- Frizi 7y agoElectron is pretty much the same nightmare anyway. Just because it runs in chromium doesn't mean it preserves the sandbox. All electron apps have full access to your filesystem and os, even from their chromium window context.
- anoncake 7y agoMicrosoft rightfully decided not to push a garbage app platform. It couldn't know someone else would do so later.