I don't get author's point -- they say it themselves, "Apple will want to ensure it doesn’t become too capable." Why would one respect something that is delibe

I don't get author's point -- they say it themselves, "Apple will want to ensure it doesn’t become too capable." Why would one respect something that is deliberately crippled for no good reason? It is bad for technical users, bad for non-technical users, bad for web developers, bad for businesses.. (One could argue that we need a "counter-weight" to Chrome and browser diversity is good... but this is not an argument author is making)