Kilian Valkhof

Not All Browser APIs Are “Web” APIs

https://polypane.app/blog/not-all-browser-apis-are-web-apis/

The web is a level playing field. The web is open. The web is for everyone.

It's a nice idea.

But with the above APIs, the web is not a level playing field. Big players have the resources to build and maintain the services these APIs depend on. They can afford to offer them for free to their users because they have other ways of monetizing them (ads, ecosystem lock-in, data collection).

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