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We had multiple implementations of Java, but if still failed for that reason. Even if the concerns had been completely addressed MS did not only want to stop Or
by graemep 1y ago
We had multiple implementations of Java, but if still failed for that reason. Even if the concerns had been completely addressed MS did not only want to stop Oracle taking control, it wanted to establish control itself.
Was Java any worse from a security point of view than what we have now?
- achierius 1y agoYes, significantly. The JVM just flat out does not provide a sandbox. Remember the bad old days of clicking on a suspicious link and getting pwnd? That's what we'd have if it weren't for modern JavaScript engines
- graemep 1y agoI thought the JVM had permissions restrictions in the days of Java applets?
- ezst 1y agoI suppose it had, but as a large codebase written in a memory-unsafe language with unrestricted system access, in an era where browser plugins weren't sandboxed by design, it was a cat and mouse game.