Re: [w3c/manifest] beforeinstallprompt : Prompting user makes it to hard to discern whether the user truly wanted to "install" a web app (#835)

@elylucas that was actually how `beforeinstallprompt` event used to work - it was purely advisory for developers than a prominent, browser UI installation prompt was about to be automatically shown, and the event was a way to prevent the prompt from being shown until a more opportune moment.

We received feedback from developers that an API where they could actually trigger installation themselves (subject to constraints like requiring a user gesture, passing installability requirements, and having sufficient engagement) was more ergonomic. We reworked `beforeinstallprompt` to satisfy that, whilst keeping the event semantics to ensure that the browser would only allow site-triggered installation under the mentioned constraints.

And to echo @rniwa, thanks for your kind words. It's challenging to get to agreement here, but the benefits for developers and users are huge. :)

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