>Another fundamental difference between the Big Web and Small Web is that on the Big Web we trust servers and distrust clients whereas on the Small Web, we dist

>Another fundamental difference between the Big Web and Small Web is that on the Big Web we trust servers and distrust clients whereas on the Small Web, we distrust servers and trust clients. I'm less and less sure about that. Clients are increasingly becoming prisons run and owned by BigCorps, iOS being an extreme example of that. Taking ownership is fittingly called jailbreaking. I think the whole client/server distinction isn't that useful. The important question is who controls what. The granularity of delegating power is crucial, because completely opting out of BigCorp offerings is something only tech experts can do. Consumers need to be able to mix and match, and not have everything follow from some initial choice they get to make once every few years at best.