The web bundled data with the UI to view it.

· Bits and Bobs 6/23/25
  • The web bundled data with the UI to view it.
    • That was new!
    • Previously data was shared on the filesystem, and applications could create or read any properly-shaped data.
    • In the web's model, the creator of data could show what made the most sense for them.
    • But that innovation also became a problem; now the creator of the code controlled the data, not the other way around.