Because it doesn't - here's a great article examining the scope of the two. http://eviltrout.com/2013/06/15/ember-vs-angular.html http://eviltrout.com/2013/06/

Because it doesn't - here's a great article examining the scope of the two. http://eviltrout.com/2013/06/15/ember-vs-angular.html http://eviltrout.com/2013/06/15/ember-vs-angular.html It's great to make the decision to focus on simplicity over scope - that's a good, defensible choice and I don't think anyone here will fault you for it. But an honest understanding of the extra features you gave up to make that choice will go a long way.