[mikewarot]

1980s - People LOVE new programs... they will buy tons of them on floppy disks at the user group meetings, take them home and try them all out.

2022 - Nobody wants to try anything

Why? Because of the inherent risk.

1980s - We started with floppy disk based computers. There was no real danger from trying anything. We used to boot write-protected operating systems. Making a copy of the OS or anything else took a few minutes swapping disks, but was almost trivial to do.

2022 - There are so many layers of code running that even the OS doesn't know what's going on in modern hardware. You can't ever be sure you're back at a factory default state. There is always a risk any time you go to a new app, new OS update, new web site, etc.

We need an OS that controls the entire machine, and defends itself completely from applications. Until we have that, nobody is going to want your new app.

[scoutt]

Do you remember Michelangelo virus from the 90's? :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_(computer_virus)

But you are right. Today I'm afraid of even downloading Acrobat Reader.

[Anunayj]

> We need an OS that controls the entire machine, and defends itself completely from applications. Until we have that, nobody is going to want your new app.

I can think of one thing like this, the web browser! Sure it isn't a OS, but damn it can run one.

[mikewarot]

So you'd be willing to open any random website on the internet?

I don't trust any browser that much. I never worried about the shareware disks and my PC, ever.

[Anunayj]

Frankly, yeah. Like yes, zero day vulnerabilities exist, and things can sometimes escape the sandbox. But I don't think a sandboxed OS will be free from them either.