On 8/2/14 4:26 PM, Anders Rundgren wrote: > AWWW is great but the competition in the form of centralized > super-providers can offer > > * Convenience > Yes! The #1 tool for silo vectors. > * Trusted UI > * Strong user authentication > * Secure key storage > AWWW or not, doesn't distinguish any of the above, in this context. > since they have full control of the client platform and the > infrastructure empowering it. All their clients talk HTTP, and in effect leverage URIs, even if muddled, most of the time. Net effect, AWWW can work it magic, no problem. > > Can a comparatively crippled decentralized web platform without any > visible big-vendor support really make a change? How many big vendors made the World Wide Web happen? The Web's bootstrap is a great case study [1]. > > If you want to discuss this further, please do that privately since > I'm sure some people are annoyed although my intention is only to > highlight what I consider weaknesses in the current WebPayment plot. > > Anders Links: [1] http://bit.ly/XAyU3F -- World Wide Web bootstrap essay. -- Regards, Kingsley Idehen Founder & CEO OpenLink Software Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com Personal Weblog 1: http://kidehen.blogspot.com Personal Weblog 2: http://www.openlinksw.com/blog/~kidehen Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/kidehen Google+ Profile: https://plus.google.com/+KingsleyIdehen/about LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kidehen Personal WebID: http://kingsley.idehen.net/dataspace/person/kidehen#this
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