I like this remark from the first page under “history”:
> Somewhere around this point, people began spewing mindless drivel about how browsers would somehow magically replace operating systems eventually, and how in the future all applications would be "web based". This, of course, got Microsoft's attention.
Interestingly, MS is embracing the web now with MS Teams whereas Apple, which has started iOS with web based apps, is almost discontinuing their usage.
Indeed. Safari, once very forward thinking, now lags behind every major browser in features and compatibility. Apple saw progressive web apps first as a revolutionary feature that could drive iPhone sales, and then second as a revolutionary feature that would eat into their app store revenue.
That‘s a misconception. Apple added the progressive web apps feature to early iphones because people asked to develop custom apps. But rolling out a complete custom app platform is a heavy task so web apps was a very easy target to implement. Maybe the early iOS didnt even have a sandbox to run untrusted apps, who knows.
Wouldn't many companies embrace open platforms while they have a small user base and that help them grow and after that lock their users behind proprietary platforms?
> Somewhere around this point, people began spewing mindless drivel about how browsers would somehow magically replace operating systems eventually, and how in the future all applications would be "web based". This, of course, got Microsoft's attention.