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> who wants these to be in the browser Anybody that resents the user having ultimate control over the User Agent. A game in e.g. the Unity engine isn't importa
by pdkl95 10y ago
> who wants these to be in the browser
Anybody that resents the user having ultimate control over the User Agent. A game in e.g. the Unity engine isn't important. Instead, there are a lot of people that would love to replace their (easily adblockable) web page with a small opaque binary that contains freetype, custom layout/UI library, and maybe "drm"-like obfuscation. You don't need the DOM if you intent to render everything yourself.
At best, we will see a new wave of "flash intro"[1] style "custom user experience" replacing perfectly usable HTML pages. At worst, this could be the catalyst that replaces what remains of the open web with a locked down "cable tv"-like mess.
[1] http://www.zombo.com/ http://www.zombo.com/
- lomnakkus 10y agoThat's an interesting idea, but I'm not sure if it's got any legs for "mostly-content" sites given the inherent unsearchability of that approach.