This short essay is a lament about how close we are to creating really good cross-platform solutions, but how we always fall short because of closing off our ecosystems to each other. I hope to spark a bit of conversation with this about how we can do better moving forwards!
I see and understand the premiss. I disagree becuase the internet exists and any group can define or adopt a specification for inter-operation. The web is also part of the internet and has plenty of opportunity for development outside the norms. Let us move the conversation with out strawman arguments about what is holding us back. Let us move the conversation forward by demonstrating all the great things we can do right now. Almost any argument regarding constraints is more likely to boil down to some value dreamed up by a VC. Which is not a technical problem caused by proprietary tech.