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> It's really a failing of operating system security Please stop the gaslighting. Virtual machines and sandboxes existed decades before browsers.
by eeZah7Ux 7y ago
> It's really a failing of operating system security
Please stop the gaslighting. Virtual machines and sandboxes existed decades before browsers.
- johncolanduoni 7y agoVirtual machines per app are a thing, but they have a lot of disadvantages (particularly resource consumption). Various sandboxes have existed for a long time, but I’m curious which ones you would point out that have survived anywhere near the scrutiny and attack surface that browsers have.
- AgentME 7y agoIt counts whether the platform makes it easy to use and promotes it in a way so that average users actually use it. If I create a native Windows app and link people the .exe to try it out, approximately 0% of people who run it are going to run it in a securely sandboxed way. If I create a web app and link people it to try it out, approximately 100% of people who run it are going to run it in a securely sandboxed way. Furthermore, some people will specifically avoid trying out the .exe I send them because they don't trust me fully with everything on their computer. As a developer that wants to show off things I make, I don't want this obstacle to exist. If I make a web app instead, I know it's more likely people will try it out.