[purplelobster]

Of course it's sub-optimal, nobody is arguing against that. But from where we are today, there is no other way forward. There's not going to be another technology suddenly spring up that will replace the browser and allow websites as well as apps to run on any device in a matter of seconds, without installation simply by typing a short address and hitting enter. We're layering hacks upon hacks, but you'll just have to deal with it and stop complaining at some point, because no matter how much you'll complain it won't change.

[mindcrime]

There's never only one way forward. Besides, how does the old saying go:

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

So who knows, maybe somebody reads one of my rants one day and goes "Hey, this mindcrime guy has a point... and furthermore, I see a better way to do this" and takes some initiative. Who knows what might happen?

Now, are the odds of that infinitesimal? Probably, but that's OK. I ran for public office (and lost) as a Libertarian, so that tells you what I think about odds. :-)

[egeozcan]

The important point here is "adaptation". The unreasonable do not "create new worlds", they just adapt the one they are living in.