Seems like Firefox OS' packaged web apps (shipped as a zip file) solves those is...

lmm · on Nov 21, 2013

If you just want a common runtime, what's wrong with java apps (or the CLR or similar efforts)?

(I mean yes, performance sucks and swing looks terribly ugly, but those were once the same problems on the web; they're not unsolvable by any means)

icebraining · on Nov 21, 2013

If you just want a common runtime, what's wrong with java apps

Oracle v. Google. By CLR I assume you mean the CLI, but only a fool would trust a "standard" controlled by MS and driven by a proprietary implementation, not to mention that the latest version doesn't even have a patent promise from them.

lmm · on Nov 21, 2013

Oracle lost the lawsuit, except for the part where Google literally copied one of their classes.

icebraining · on Nov 21, 2013

And all they had to do was pay Keker & Van Nest for two years, without knowing whether they'd win or not - and Google didn't even make a VM that can run Java apps!

Not to mention that Oracle has appealed, so we still don't know if Google is clear or not.

If you want to risk getting yourself or your company involved in that quagmire, by all means do so.

lmm · on Nov 21, 2013

This is FUD, pure and simple. Anyone can be sued for anything.

icebraining · on Nov 21, 2013

Oracle has already - and is currently - suing for implementing a competing JVM. It's not FUD to suggest they might do it again.

FUD is what Oracle is doing; blame them, not me.