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> Google (as the main web search engine) has a strong interest in growing the capabilities of web browsers and the web generally (vs other proprietary alternati
by ForHackernews 9y ago
> Google (as the main web search engine) has a strong interest in growing the capabilities of web browsers and the web generally (vs other proprietary alternatives).
Is that true? Google's AMP initiative seems like a precursor to building their own walled garden.
- azernik 9y agoAMP is pretty anti-walled-garden. It's specifically a way of getting the advantages of centralization (performance standards, caching by a central server) while making that the same advantages are available to competitors (see e.g. Twitter's use of AMP: https://searchengineland.com/twitter-ramps-amp-278300 https://searchengineland.com/twitter-ramps-amp-278300)