How we redesigned browser extensions for a mobile-first world

Published by Abhinav Sharma, Cofounder Insight. ex Mozilla & Facebook on
The internet is not one size fits all. Browser extensions make it work well for different people and are ubiquitous on desktop browsers. But the mobile browser has never enjoyed extensibility in the same way, even though we now spend more time on it than desktop. [1] The iPhone was the fir... Read More

What if anyone could change the contents of any URL?

Published by Abhinav Sharma, Cofounder Insight. ex Mozilla & Facebook on
We’ve all lived with the internet long enough for now that we take most of its core ideas for granted, but what happens when you take a key decision in its architecture and change it?... Read More

Developers vs Apple's 30% tax: A comprehensive review

Published by Abhinav Sharma, Cofounder Insight. ex Mozilla & Facebook on
I'm about to write an essay about how I think Apple could make their 30% cut on App Store sales very worth it to developers, but I thought it was worth doing a quick, dense review first on the history and contentiousness of this "tax".Why 30%?... Read More

What do I care the open web is dying?

Published by Abhinav Sharma, Cofounder Insight. ex Mozilla & Facebook on
Part 1: How your user experience changes for the worse as the open web gives way to walled gardensI hang out in two circles. Open web enthusiasts that are lamenting its demise, and regular users who are happy with their fast snappy apps and couldn't care less. </... Read More