* The attempted sabotage of #JPEGXL: https://archive.is/2ihEV
* #WebEnvironmentIntegrity a.k.a. #DRM for whole websites would hurt the web, #opensource browsers and OSes: https://archive.is/S912x
What really blew my mind was how out of touch the dev guiding the WEI proposal is, in relation to how dangerous this implementation would be.
At least one web platform lead from the Chrome team is on record saying that the proposal could never move past the experimentation phase.
Do you think it's impossible for one bad^H^H^H clueless apple to slip through the interview process?
Isn't it a good thing that a company as large as Google still allows individuals to experiment with their ideas?
> In order to start even an origin trial in Chrome, this proposal would need approval from API owners like myself, and the current state of the proposal is not something I'd personally approve due to many of the concerns being raised.
... but only if you look for them.
What I see of the one bad^H^H^H clueless apple is that their incentive with WEI aligns with a monopolist's goal to vertically and horizontally integrate.
Google has proven, time and again, that their "don't be evil" mantra is long out of sync with what a layperson would feel is evil. Hence, it makes sense to expect they will behave as any other company.
Perhaps one thinks WEI will make the web "better" with more targeted ads. This is in err, since adverts make a worse experience overall.
To the contrary. I stated this:
>> What I see of the one bad^H^H^H clueless apple is that their incentive with WEI aligns with a monopolist's goal to vertically and horizontally integrate.
Clearly, I see that the dev is out of touch with reality in a way that benefits Google's short-term profits without benefiting society at large, and my comment explains such at a higher level of discourse.
> And yet the feedback from higher ranking members of the Chrome/Blink team has been negative towards this proposal.
And thank all higher powers for your identified reasonability of more experienced, understanding devs working against their employer's short-term interests by publicly holding back the shit-storm that WEI would unleash.
WebUSB is an open standard. Other browsers will eventually support it. Is Google supposed to wait around until Mozilla and Apple decide to do the work before they are allowed to release a feature? Its actually good that Google implements standards quickly because it puts pressure on the other vendors to do so as well.