So we gave it a go with Mozilla, and lo and behold the use of web technologies (designed from the ground up to run everywhere) means that the multiplatform thing actually works. What’s more, our runtime (Firefox) is 4ish megabytes instead of dozens. I just downloaded a Java-based app and the 100+ Mb package is ongoing proof that their deployment model is still hopelessly borked.
Matthew Gertner from AllPeers Ltd. in his blog post Two Things I Love About Mozilla about the advantages of the Mozilla Platform.
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