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> you either distribute (and host) your website through Google's AMP registry As long as anyone can setup their own AMP-like cache and build a search engine si
by jopsen 9y ago
> you either distribute (and host) your website through Google's AMP registry
As long as anyone can setup their own AMP-like cache and build a search engine similar to Google, that also supports preloading... then I'm not sure it so bad.
The proposal GP refers to has a lot of use-cases, it basically makes caching of HTTPS by third-parties possible. At-least to some extent.
- stfwn 9y ago> As long as anyone can setup their own AMP-like cache and build a search engine similar to Google, that also supports preloading... then I'm not sure it so bad. Yes, anyone could build a cache. But can anyone build a cache that can compete with Google's absolutely massive infrastructure and pile of money, not to mention the reach they already have with search? I'd say this is not a discussion on the level of ‘can you build a better product and win from a giant company?’, more like ‘can you build a planet and get everyone to move there?’
- jopsen 9y agoI agree, doing it is a different thing. cloudflare is already doing an AMP-cache. If the specs works out I'm sure other big players might join. But yes, taking on Google search is hard.
- dx034 9y agoCloudflare can (and does). So do Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and a few others. Yes, the web is dominated by big companies more than ever before but there's at least some competition left.