[rejhgadellaa]

> Google often doesn't bother even with a spec.

I'm sorry, but that doesn't seem to be right. They have a process: https://www.chromium.org/blink/launching-features/

> I wouldn't really quote Alex Russel on anything related to standards

I disagree :)

...but it's getting late here, have to shut down :)

[troupo]

> I'm sorry, but that doesn't seem to be right. They have a process:

Yes, they do. It's their process, and their timelines. Many features on the page we're discussing are literally "drew on a napkin, not part of any standards process at all, shipped in Chrome"