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So Google Chrome is now the "portable" C/C++ runtime that developers are encouraged to code for? Why must native applications take a dependency on Google's web

So Google Chrome is now the "portable" C/C++ runtime that developers are encouraged to code for? Why must native applications take a dependency on Google's web browser again?

skybrian 12y ago
It runs in a sandbox, so users don't have to trust the game developer as much and the game can run in a high security environment such as a Chromebook. Of course it remains to be seen whether this is an interesting market, but the iPhone and Android app stores have done well with similar strategies.
pekk 12y ago
Because it's so much better to transpile to Javascript
- null_ptr 12y ago
  At least JavaScript runs in all web browsers not just Chrome.
  - pekk 12y ago
    Others could support something else whenever they chose.
    - null_ptr 12y ago
      What's the point of supporting something else, the goal of the web is to be genuinely portable and accessible to every client.
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