Apple and Google both approach this in very different ways. Apple is generally default closed, while Google is generally default open. See the way iOS vs Android has developed, or the way Blink has developed since forking Webkit.
Amusingly, the commentor you're replying to also agrees (while disliking it) in another thread[0]:
> It's just too bad Apple has turned from an early adopter to a slow follower regarding Web API's
In the sense of maintaining my privacy (and security!), I'm personally glad. I'd rather fewer features today in exchange for fewer privacy (and security) breaches tomorrow. Not that Apple's software QA has been great these days anyway...
Amusingly, the commentor you're replying to also agrees (while disliking it) in another thread[0]:
> It's just too bad Apple has turned from an early adopter to a slow follower regarding Web API's
In the sense of maintaining my privacy (and security!), I'm personally glad. I'd rather fewer features today in exchange for fewer privacy (and security) breaches tomorrow. Not that Apple's software QA has been great these days anyway...
[0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19170251