> Nothing stops the API evolving... Anyone can make a build of Chromium with a better API, test it out with their own extension, and if it works better, then th

> Nothing stops the API evolving... Anyone can make a build of Chromium with a better API, test it out with their own extension, and if it works better, then they can send a PR to get that API into Chrome. This is not at all how API proposals are handled. There are a lot more (time, financial, logical) barriers to a change like this. See the role of the W3C in this: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/11/manifest-v3-open-web-politics-sheeps-clothing https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/11/manifest-v3-open-web-p...