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by lenkite 1 day ago
> I wonder why there isn't a mobile OS that simply lets you build apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS and gives you reliable storage without all this effort.

There WAS. Firefox OS phone! HTML+CS+JS apps! But Mozilla kicked it to the graveyard even though it was very popular in third world nations. I guess it was not $$$$$ enough for the Mozilla CEO of that era.