The DOM seems fair to call a networked document reader. You've suggested a different build target for what would have been native apps - I think you and OP meet

The DOM seems fair to call a networked document reader. You've suggested a different build target for what would have been native apps - I think you and OP meet in the middle a bit; you get the power of non-html app development. OP laments the overhead of having to shove that into the existing web model designed for documents; you appreciate the sandboxing. I think you have similar opinions that mostly overlap, regardless of insults about statements being silly.