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Here's another analogy: ActiveX was to Microsoft as Dart is to Google. Dart is another brick in Google's walled garden.

Yes exactly the same! except ActiveX isn't a language, cross-platform or transpiles to JS but more a platform-specific proprietary binary blob vs Dart which couldn't be any more open than it is already:

  - 100% open source that includes open patent grants
  - Has a language specification
  - Has multiple compliant open source implementations (Dart VM + Dart2JS)
  - Develops in the open
  - Accepts external contributions
  - Features are prioritized and driven by user feedback
  - Encourages re-use and adoption

I don't think you understand how Dart works.

You can compile Dart to JS, which you can then run vanilla on any browser.

There was no way to do anything remotely similar with ActiveX.

Calling "Dart" part of a walled garden doesn't make sense.

Just wait for the "runs best on Chrome" campaign. Deja vu all over again.

compiles to JS so works on all modern browsers - wondering why bias like yours isn't downvoted

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