This is why we need WASM and web-first development. This is only going to make things worse. If everything is a web application, why would users even need acce

This is why we need WASM and web-first development. This is only going to make things worse. If everything is a web application, why would users even need access to their hardware or be able to modify their operating system? Boot from an locked bootloader that only loads a FAANG-signed shim OS, that only loads a FAANG-signed web browser. Next, disallow extensions and ad blockers and we are in the brave new web world were a small number companies more powerful than nation states continuously monitor your behavior for ad impressions. Sure, now you can install a web browser on your Linux or BSD machine. But once they are in that position, they will make sure that it will be a miserable experience without necessary DRM, disabling or not investing in hardware acceleration, breaking random things on 'unsupported combinations', etc. Moreover, as usual on the web, any competitive player the becomes a threat will be bought by the increasingly large FAANG companies, ending their 'incredible journeys'. Even though it will probably never happen, what we need is Linux on the desktop, with good native applications, plus a truly open mobile platform.