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If this inference is right, I hope this means that Google will enable the web community to use the JVM with or as an alternative to WebAssembly. Hotspot is absolutely incredible technology, and it's competitors are still many years away from coming close to matching it's capabilities.
And throw out the hard work __ALL__ browser vendors are doing TOGETHER on WebAssembly? In favor of a VM that clearly has restrictions and is owned by a litigious organization? Bloating browsers by adding another VM, which will hurt throughput by having multiple GC's to synchronize? The JVM ecosystem and Hotspot are certainly modern marvels, but there's hurdles greater than the potential benefit.
I don't see anyone adding Java back into the browsers, that ship probably sailed.
I also have a huge problem with the litigious nature of Oracle... However, this would mean that something was settled and might reduce the likelyhood of future lawsuits especially in regards to patents or copyright. WebAssembly didn't go thru that process which might mean that if it picks up some anonymous patent holder might start attacking it. It is vendor neutral though, which is both a plus and a legal liability as there is no single "responsible" entity.