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AMP is just a subset of HTML/javascript so they're not out on a limb if AMP disappers.

• aphextron 9y ago
  >AMP is just a subset of HTML/javascript so they're not out on a limb if AMP disappers. That's not all there is to it, though. There's a whole Polymer-esque AMP JS framework that Google is pushing people to use [0]. While it does some great things, it's still absolutely an attempt at vendor lockin. [0] https://www.ampproject.org/docs/reference/components https://www.ampproject.org/docs/reference/components
  • untog 9y ago
    In fairness, Polymer is a Web Components-esque JS framework, so it is, in the end, targeting an open standard. I'm still not a fan of it, but...
• callahad 9y ago
  It really, really isn't. For one, your own JavaScript isn't allowed (though they just announced that they're working on that), for two, AMP is a not a subset of HTML, as it adds tons of Custom Elements in addition to the whitelist of standard HTML tags, and lastly, they're at least out on a small limb if it goes away, as you're not allowed to self-host the AMP framework and still be valid AMP. There are many redeeming qualities to AMP, including its significant technical merit, but the subset claim is neither accurate nor the strongest argument.