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by BrendanEich 4541 days ago
Forget it. JS VMs in browsers are required, JVMs are dead weight. Reversing the trend against the Java plugin, which accelerated due to malware (Brian Krebs said Java was the #1 paid-for malware vector some years ago) but which began with declining plugin share re: Flash, is very unlikely. #1 reason: mobile -- plugins don't fly there, not just because Jobs was mean to Flash.