Don't underestimate the viability of such a browser with the business community. Traction with business could also be surprising given the risk it purports to reduce.
I am the CIO of a technology company and would welcome reasonable solutions that allow me to help plug the risk that unmanaged code in today's browsers represent. Browsers remain one of the most prevalent sources of infections and malware which risk my corporate network and are also a source of data-loss/leak risk.
In the age of SOX, HIPAA, PCI and others, I would welcome a tool to add a layer of protection, enforcement, and a compliance trail for auditors.
Heck, this might be the first browser variant I would be willing to consider PAYING for.
Maybe it won't fly as a consumer browser, but corporations may flock to it.
I would expect that any common platform would be an evolution toward a common denominator or least common denominator. The opportunity to select a platform based upon performance characteristics or specialized capabilities would me moot. (Wii controllers, HD support, # of processors)
Of course, I am sure (giggle) that EA would pass some of the development savings onto consumers! Perhaps $59.95 games would now retail for $58.49.
Let the market choose how many and how differentiated the available platforms should be.
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I am the CIO of a technology company and would welcome reasonable solutions that allow me to help plug the risk that unmanaged code in today's browsers represent. Browsers remain one of the most prevalent sources of infections and malware which risk my corporate network and are also a source of data-loss/leak risk.
In the age of SOX, HIPAA, PCI and others, I would welcome a tool to add a layer of protection, enforcement, and a compliance trail for auditors.
Heck, this might be the first browser variant I would be willing to consider PAYING for.
Maybe it won't fly as a consumer browser, but corporations may flock to it.
-M
I would expect that any common platform would be an evolution toward a common denominator or least common denominator. The opportunity to select a platform based upon performance characteristics or specialized capabilities would me moot. (Wii controllers, HD support, # of processors) Of course, I am sure (giggle) that EA would pass some of the development savings onto consumers! Perhaps $59.95 games would now retail for $58.49. Let the market choose how many and how differentiated the available platforms should be.