I think it was just an example of companies changing the web for the worse little by little, that was the point of the article. And to be honest, I share his f

I think it was just an example of companies changing the web for the worse little by little, that was the point of the article. And to be honest, I share his feelings. The web is getting more and more closed with "The Big Four" reigning. But it is ironic that there was a lot of backlash when Apple announced there were going to be only Web apps back then that caused them to release the SDK and App Store: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/11iPhone-to-Support-Third-Party-Web-2-0-Applications.html http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/06/11iPhone-to-Support-... However, at the same time I like the whole "Apps" (AppStore, Steam, Market) concept because it helped create whole businesses. Lots of small people making real money in the age of piracy... But I digress, this is completely off topic.