The article discusses the implications of iOS allowing alternative browser engines in Japan, highlighting concerns about market dominance, web standards, and the potential for increased competition and innovation in mobile browsers, while also criticizing Apple's restrictive practices and the broader impact on web development and user choice.
Google has officially discontinued its Privacy Sandbox initiative due to low adoption and regulatory challenges, shifting focus away from the project while continuing to improve privacy across its platforms.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Hacker News
The article discusses various tech projects and products that were abandoned or failed prematurely, including operating systems, programming languages, web standards, and hardware, often due to market forces, corporate decisions, or technological limitations, highlighting how some innovations were lost despite their potential.
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Hacker News
The article discusses the proposal to remove XSLT support from the HTML specification, highlighting community feedback, the potential impact on web compatibility, and the technical and political considerations involved in deprecating a long-standing web technology.