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Re:The browser is the sandbox by lukan on Monday January 26, 2026 @01:38PM (#46769684)
You mean intentionally?

I think they just had the focus on features and speed and fps. Not security nor efficency (battery life).

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Re:The browser is the sandbox by tptacek on Monday January 26, 2026 @03:37PM (#46771156)
Not intentionally, but it's one of a couple 90s designs (PDF is another one) that turned out to be goliath security problems just architecturally.
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