For example, Chrome has implemented Filesystem API
that Mozilla is still debating on
This also highlights the vastly differing goals of the various parties.Google explicitly wants two major things from Chrome. One, they obviously want to track as much personal information as they possibly can, because they are an ad company. Two, they want "the web" to essentially be a full OS replacement, with filesystem access etc. Because Microsoft is one of their primary rivals (or frenemies, if you will) and they can't leave themselves to the whims of others' platforms. They need their own platform. These goals are... well, let's say divergent (to put it mildly) from what "the web" means to others. HTTP was originally supposed to be a human-readable way to publish and link information, not an OS replacement, and certainly not a PII-siphoning tool. And yet, some folks still default to simply assuming whatever Google decides for the web is right, simply because they seem to be moving the fastest. Yeah, they're usually moving the fastest, but people should think about where they're heading and why. |