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What about the fact that the Web platform isn't owned by any one company, but is supported (to varying degrees) by every major native platform? A shiny new app

What about the fact that the Web platform isn't owned by any one company, but is supported (to varying degrees) by every major native platform? A shiny new app platform won't have that. That's important.

zdkl 9y ago
In theory indeed. In practice there's 3 vendors and the standard defining organisation represents commercial interests in the platform, not you.
- aidenn0 9y ago
  3 vendors is still better than one.
  - zdkl 9y ago
    Name one other platform/deploy target that is as centralised on the vendor side, even though everyone calls it "open"
    - aidenn0 9y ago
      OpenGL
- mwcampbell 9y ago
  On balance, and having read the whole article now, I think you're right. I shouldn't have reacted before reading the whole thing and really considering it.