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But why stop there? Let’s bundle something like Excel or Powerpoint, or Photoshop or Final Cut. If we’re deciding to bundle additional software with a browser,

But why stop there? Let’s bundle something like Excel or Powerpoint, or Photoshop or Final Cut. If we’re deciding to bundle additional software with a browser, why would a programming environment (chosen based on someone’s favorite language) be top priority?

loopz 6y ago
They already put entire desktop environments in some two decades ago. It never took off.
- gjvc 6y ago
  With good reasons at the time -- browsers were slow and heavy. Now we have (among others) the V8 Javascript engine and insanely fast client computers (all of any recent desktop, laptop, and mobile device)
  - wizzwizz4 6y ago
    Browsers are slower and heavier than they ever were. V8… you could argue it's faster, if you neglect warm-up time, but even it is heavier.
    - gjvc 6y ago
      acknowledged, but in my experience they are way quicker than 1990s / 2000s browsers
0-_-0 6y ago
Because installing Excel is simple already
- perryizgr8 6y ago
  Install excel and nodejs. Then evaluate which was easier. I suspect node will win by a wide margin.
  - 0-_-0 6y ago
    Already did. The author found that installing Node.js needs knowledge about the command line while Excel just needs a few clicks of "Next" (I just did it yesterday)
    - twobitshifter 6y ago
      Node.js could improve their installer, would that solve all of OPs complaints?
      - 0-_-0 6y ago
        Probably.
      - kubanczyk 6y ago
        Partially. OP also wrote that he want's a JS IDE bundled.
- rowanG077 6y ago
  Having installed excel and node countless times I can safely say excel is harder to install.
madeofpalk 6y ago
Imagine if there was some kind of runtime the browser shipped with that could let developers create all kind of applications that are downloaded and run on demand. That would be pretty cool.