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In 2014 it wasn't all that obvious yet that the future internet would largely abandon the Web and become mostly apps talking to JSON APIs.

What internet are you talking about that has abandoned the web?

Most people use both apps and websites.

Websites haven't gone anywhere. How do you use the internet from your laptop or desktop?

Many browsers don't even show the URL anymore, so websites remain a powerful part of the Internet but domain names? Not so much, anymore.

Browsers that don't show the full URL are only showing the domain name.

So I don't understand what you're trying to say. The domain name is actually more prominent, to help a little bit against phishing.