Comment by derefr
6 years ago
> Making sites that are usable in more browsers than the top 2 (or 1) will weaken the amount of control that Google has
You do realize/remember that Google is also a search-engine company, one that only stands to benefit (in terms of increased capability of advertising targeting) from a web that's simpler, and therefore more machine-legible.
I’m not so sure about that. Google has the resources, a simpler web makes it easier for competitors, seems like google is already quite competent at machine reading just about everything, even sometimes things that you can’t fond/visit. Domination by web-apps is the equivalent to widening the moat.
It's fine for Google to benefit from things that everyone benefits from.