> Browsers are supposed to browse, that is all they are supposed to do. Try telling that to people who want them to do more. No one wants to download and insta

> Browsers are supposed to browse, that is all they are supposed to do. Try telling that to people who want them to do more. No one wants to download and install your desktop app - it's too much work and people are too concerned about security. Mobile app stores are much better at minimizing that friction which is why native applications are so popular on that platform... but there's still friction. The web is awesome because it's so easily accessible. And people want to do sophisticated things easily - they don't want to mess with downloading and installing stuff. The fact that the web started off a certain way and browsers are called "browsers" has literally zero impact on what people demand from their technology. What they want now is for their browsers to solve problems. So that's what people make.