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Browser plugins?

No thanks, the browser is for documents. No need to install security holes.



The browser is for documents that have ... many supporting files, a dynamic scripting language, access to native OS features, access to the GPU, ability to blit bitmapdata at highspeed, and more. "Documents" doesn't cover it ... I think its fair to say that these days the browser is for software.


When I am not doing another web application for a customer that would be better having a desktop one, my browser is really only used for documents.


1997 called.


And it feels like sunshine.


And they said that HTML/CSS/JS is still a kludgey solution for documents, apps and just about everything that it's being used for?




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