In the long run, yes, it's pretty much the same as JIT-ed Java. But technology always seems to be a moving target, and native, compiled binaries are probably go

In the long run, yes, it's pretty much the same as JIT-ed Java. But technology always seems to be a moving target, and native, compiled binaries are probably going to be important for a long time. The interesting thing is that now the plugin developer controls the system call interface, not the OS. They could develop a suitable layer of abstraction for a lot of things that you'd ordinarily need an OS for, and would go out of your mind to port.