On: Why HTML5 Will Succeed for Gaming

[luriel]

"I agree with Microsoft’s assessment that WebGL is a severe security risk. The gfx driver culture is not the culture of security." -- John Carmack

And Carmack is not precisely known as a MS cheerleader.

[azakai → luriel]

Carmack is right - there are security risks with allowing web content to run GPU shaders.

But Microsoft is inconsistent since it allows Silverlight content to run GPU shaders - proving that while there are risks, they are manageable, especially with Microsoft's deep security measures in recent Windows versions.

[AshleysBrain → luriel]

The issues with drivers can be and are being mitigated. The question is will Microsoft support WebGL once drivers are secure? I still doubt it, for the business reasons.

[luriel → AshleysBrain]

"Mitigated" is not the same as solved.

Graphics drivers are inherently not designed to be exposed like that to hostile content.