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The reason people are making the browser the OS is because there's money in it. Ad money, SaaS money, middleman money. People whose computers already do useful
by gue5t 11y ago
The reason people are making the browser the OS is because there's money in it. Ad money, SaaS money, middleman money.
People whose computers already do useful things, for free, will obviously think that moving everything into the browser is stupid. But if you look at it from the perspective of the profit-driven companies and people pushing for it, the motivation is reasonable, if evil.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoThe reason I want to make the browser the OS is accessibility. Every other platform requires limiting your audience to a certain kind of person, usually drawn fairly close to class lines. I like software that's easily accessible anyone interested, with a minimum fuss from a usability perspective. The web is the only platform that matches that description. Its big limitation is hardware access, so things like WebUSB, WebRTC, etc are great in my book.
- ctoth 11y agoAs a blind person, I'll be the first to tell you that a vast majority of web technologies are built with accessibility as an afterthought at most. Just about when we've figured out how to make good accessible native apps, everything's going into the browser and it's a giant mess. Ugh.
- erikpukinskis 11y agoI mean accessibility in a much broader sense than just hearing and vision impaired. That said, your point is fully valid. The web is a wild untamed place, and without gatekeepers there is no one to impose rules that help people like you. I think we will overcome that with upcoming toolkits, particularly conversational UI toolkits, but... Well, point taken. :)