The article states that one strong characteristic of the open web is: "Ease of publishing: anyone can publish to it freely or at least very cheaply, and is on

The article states that one strong characteristic of the open web is: "Ease of publishing: anyone can publish to it freely or at least very cheaply, and is on the same footing with a globally accessible URL" I'm working on a web-based OS (KaiOS), and let me tell you that many app authors actually see the need to setup hosting as a hurdle. Being able to just upload a package to a store is seen as the ultimate "easy publishing". Yes they lose some control, but they don't feel they need it in the first place.