[xg15]

I find "it's ok if the platform becomes worse because there are so many third-party services you can use" not a compelling argument.

(Not to mention, you need to get to know the services in the first place, while a browser is directly accessible to you)

[acdha]

How did the platform become worse when this is a new capability which didn’t used to be part of the platform? Similarly, while it’s true that you need to know services exist, that’s never been easier just as the documentation, available guides, and especially the developer tools have never been better for someone learning.

I’m not entirely in love with the needs driving this decision but I think it’s reasonable to make security and privacy decisions which benefit a billion people at the expense of making certain tasks slightly harder for a much smaller group.