the DOM doesnt allow most of the things an applet can do , furthermore security lies in browser , not a third party plugin. A plugin is a native extension runni

the DOM doesnt allow most of the things an applet can do , furthermore security lies in browser , not a third party plugin. A plugin is a native extension running directly in the user machine , javascript and the DOM api run only in the browser ( in the client context ). Doesnt mean javascript is secure , it means the browser vendors directly are responsible for its security.That's not the case with a plugin.