Since web development is something we do, we feel somewhat qualified to make the following diagnosis: the web experience has officially become bipolar. Now, the way you experience the web changes depending on whether you’re on a smart phone, digital reader, tablet, or the next what-cha-ma-call-it.
Except for the drive to define and establish open web standards, platforms are multiplying like rabbits. But, unlike rabbits, they don’t play well together. If that’s cumbersome for professionals to deal with, you can imagine what the average person is feeling.
We all agree gadgets are a good thing (as long as you force yourself to bed at some point). Do we all agree that total inability to standardize is a good thing?
We do. Because that’s how free markets work best. That’s how progress is made. Yeah, it’s messy. But it’s open battle, and that’s how the best prove they’re the best.
Most importantly, it’s exciting to watch. And that’s always good business.