Software and web standards are quasi extensions of business policy as of late. It seems that the ones who require you access said sites via https+cert will glad

Software and web standards are quasi extensions of business policy as of late. It seems that the ones who require you access said sites via https+cert will gladly pivot foot and sell you said certificate when you realize you need it to unlock the full potential of the browser and thus your users eyeballs. Similar locked gardens lately can be seen in the form of Apple's app store. Not to say that secure, encrypted sites are not preferable but the lengths that unnamed parties have gone through to cripple things is not just circumstantial.