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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

This is a power play. By giving away the farm to native apps while keeping the web at bay, they play out enclosure and lock-in strategies.

First, they build non-standard versions of commodity features. Next, get anchor apps to build to those APIs, forcing App Stores distribution. Step 3? Profit.