The author addresses that in the post: "I've heard some arguments that it is crippled on purpose, because you don't want a website to start blaring music at yo

The author addresses that in the post: "I've heard some arguments that it is crippled on purpose, because you don't want a website to start blaring music at you as soon as you open it. Fine, I understand that argument. But why not ask the user for permission to play audio and then do it right? It's already been done with Geo Location and Storage."