Protocol Problems & Solutions

Brendan Eich<brendan@mozilla.org>

Thursday, April 3, 14

Evolutionary Kernels

• Stable “evolutionary kernels” (TCP/IP, HTTP, HTML, CSS, JS)

• Rapid evolution and diversity, both above & below

• Leading to user lock-in, new kernels & growth

Thursday, April 3, 14

Mobile is Different

• Desktop/laptop corpera more valuable compared to mobile, so far

• Smartphone an action device, more intimate and trusted

• Client browser/OS and private cloud data tiers underutilized

Thursday, April 3, 14

Thursday, April 3, 14

Thursday, April 3, 14

Thursday, April 3, 14

Questions

• Can a browser/OS “unionize its users” to gain bargaining power vs. net super-powers

• To create a data commons with “API to me” and aggregated/clustered economics

• Open the walled gardens to put users first

• Still be usable and private-enough for most

Thursday, April 3, 14