The whole point is, Google has shut down the competition. One Google has everyone on "the platform" they now get to mandate new rules. There may as well not BE

The whole point is, Google has shut down the competition. One Google has everyone on "the platform" they now get to mandate new rules. There may as well not BE any more web frameworks. The idea that we "did this to ourselves, and are now getting our just desserts" isn't going to fair well for anyone - not even the user. Google is now the gatekeeper and independent attempts to chip away at that foundation are almost a waste of time.