16 karma · joined September 18, 2018
It's not even about gaming. Fuck gaming. It's about the underlying streaming technology.
Imagine this same tech being used by a surgeon to perform surgery remotely. That's the type of use case I'm thinking about!
It's not even in Apple's best interest to allow PWAs to thrive, as the technology will compromise their walled garden.
1. A web app developed using WebAssembly offers performance indistinguishable from that of a native app.
2. Since the web app offers native performance, there's practically no need for a native app to exist in the first place. Why should developers waste their time developing for multiple platforms when a single mobile app works flawlessly?
3. This is great for users because the app is highly performant, universally accessible, and doesn't require installation.