Re: Why aren't most devices virtual web services?

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 6:02 PM, Doug Turner <w3c@dougt.org> wrote:

> Another benefit, although a implementation detail and I am somewhat
> skeptical if it will happen, is that it would allow 3rd parties to add in
> new devices without having to know much about the internal browser guts.
>  The work of implementing device apis could move out of the browser space
> and could be provided by and supported by operating system vendors.
>

I agree, this is a *huge* benefit, and one I personally intend to take
advantage of if available (for a personal project involving home
automation).  It's vastly easier to understand how to write a local web
server than how to hack your web browser.