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> Imagine how impossible it would have been for early Macs and ARM-devices to enter the market if the web was already entrenched in platform-specific Intel x86

> Imagine how impossible it would have been for early Macs and ARM-devices to enter the market if the web was already entrenched in platform-specific Intel x86 code. Are you aware that NaCl (the platform-specific version) is only enabled for applications installed through the Chrome Web Store? Chrome will not load NaCl modules from the web. All that is supported for the web is PNaCl, which is platform-independent. See: https://developers.google.com/native-client/dev/nacl-and-pnacl https://developers.google.com/native-client/dev/nacl-and-pna... So your hypothetical is not in danger of happening.

josteink 13y ago
Ok. Fair enough. That said, that's not what the post I was replying to was suggesting. It was suggesting writing architecture-specific assembly code and putting it on the web. And citing that as a legitimate need which should be addressed by browser-vendors. Needless to say, as someone who supports an open, cross-platform web, I strongly oppose any such measure.