[msla]

> My only problem (as a linux user) is that I want all DNS lookups on my machine to be performed by querying the servers listed in "/etc/resolve.conf".

I fear that they're going to end up seeing the inner-platform effect as a way to increase security: Browser makers decide they can't trust Standard OS Component Z, so they implement it themselves inside the browser, and lock it down so their imagined Non-Technical User can't be tricked into changing it to their own detriment. Now you have behavior inside your browser you can't configure because configurability in the wrong hands is a security hole... you're welcome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner-platform_effect

[Spivak]

I don’t necessarily see a problem with this. If OS vendors want to be more than just another layer for running a browser then they need to catch up fast to the work that browsers are doing.

It is insane that connecting to a network is entering into a trust relationship with the the local network operator.

Its silly that most apps run with the full privilege of the user that ran it.

These were fine decisions when they were made years and years ago but browsers have second-mover advantage and aren’t burdened nearly as much by backwards compatibility.