The Web Is An Antitrust Wedge

This article argues that capable browsers and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are the most credible disruptors to mobile app store monopolies, yet major tech outlets like The Verge, Wired, and MIT Tech Review ignore this angle in their coverage of app store regulation. It highlights Apple's efforts to prevent browser engine choice and how regulators have failed to enforce laws effectively. The piece criticizes Big Tech billionaires for prioritizing control and profits over open ecosystems, emphasizing that open societies require interoperability and that the lack of browser competition harms users and local businesses. It calls out the media's blind spot in connecting desktop OS openness to mobile duopoly suppression tactics.