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by johnecheck 9 days ago
> Are they actively working against PWAs, or are they refusing to spend resources supporting another technology?

What difference does it make? I'm hardly surprised that they won't dedicate engineering resources to tech that threatens their bottom line. But it is a choice, and it's to the detriment of their users and I. For that, it deserves criticism.

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> What difference does it make?

I think it makes a difference.

To find other examples, I don't find it unacceptable that Samsung doesn't try to support GrapheneOS on their phones, even though it would benefit their users and I. Or that Google doesn't support misp for Android. Because I like RISC-V does not mean that Microsoft should be forced to support RISC-V. And because I like Erlang does not mean that Linux should accept Erlang contributions into the kernel.

I don't find it unacceptable that Apple doesn't work on supporting Asahi Linux. But I would find it unacceptable if they added some kind of hardware attestation that would prevent it from running.

It's the difference between "I will not help you do what you want" and "I will block you from doing what you want".