> the browser keeps being pushed as an application platform Grumpy nitpick. The browser-as-platform hasn't been so much pushed on the rest of us, as if by some

> the browser keeps being pushed as an application platform Grumpy nitpick. The browser-as-platform hasn't been so much pushed on the rest of us, as if by some narrow conspiracy. It's been pulled along by mass economic force. Its ubiquity, extensive reach across OSes and devices, and freedom both in terms of beer and speech make it the best bang for buck a high percentage of the time, all things considered. I agree though that the hypertext-browser and application-platform paradigms haven't always been easy to reconcile.