[cap-talk] "Immutable Law" #1 is alive and well at Microsoft

[Karp, Alan H]

MarkM wrote:
> 
> My point is that this law also doesn't apply to Javascript running in
> the normal browser sandbox. No improvements to the status quo are
> needed or relevant to show the bogosity of this law.
> 
Unfortunately, browser bugs have been exploited to take over the process
running the browser.  (Isn't that what happened to you, MarkM?)  People
would say that the law doesn't apply to any old program from a bad guy,
just one that takes control of a process.

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