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Desktop and mobile is actually where you want containers most. Servers rarely run untrusted or semi-trusted code because everything comes from a trusted source,

Desktop and mobile is actually where you want containers most. Servers rarely run untrusted or semi-trusted code because everything comes from a trusted source, usually open source, or in house. But users want to run lots of shady apps, either that they find on random websites or places like the Google Play store.

alkonaut 7y ago
It's also the rare case where you can't accept a 5% performance hit because that's 5fps in a game or 5 seconds on a 100 second render time or 5ms instead of 95ms wait in an interactive app. I find that the key to running desktop OS/apps is never use sensitive data and always be ready to wipe your machine and start over.
- akvadrako 7y ago
  Containers don't have a 5% performance hit.
  - alkonaut 7y ago
    That sounds good but I’ll believe it when I see it. There aren’t many desktop container/sandbox implementations out there and most are “vm light” e.g the windows sandbox and sandboxie. I haven’t seen anything more lightweight that can run desktop apps (in Windows at least).
    - akvadrako 7y ago
      Windows store apps are one example.
      - alkonaut 7y ago
        Not sure if that changed since its inception but originally windows store was exactly this: no SLI/Crossfire, v-sync always on, no overlays. Basically it was isolated from using the driver properly.