I'm pretty sure nearly every modern web technology came about because Google just wanted it, so they just implemented it. If Fabrice worked for Google we'd prob

I'm pretty sure nearly every modern web technology came about because Google just wanted it, so they just implemented it. If Fabrice worked for Google we'd probably already be using it. You can actually see this same pattern as far back as the 60's. When the most dominant player in the tech market adopts a technology, and it's not encumbered by patents or proprietary technology or something stupid like that, it becomes a de facto standard. (It helps when they actually standardize it, but it isn't necessary)