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Josh Miller

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486 total appearances

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Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

But at the browser layer, because we sit underneath all of it, we can actually do those things very easily. So it obviously depends on the feature.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

But at the browser layer, because we sit underneath all of it, we can actually do those things very easily. So it obviously depends on the feature.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

But generally speaking, because other browsers are designed to be essentially big search boxes for the search ad business model, there hasn't been as much innovation at the interface layer or the operating system level of a browser, such that application developers, I think, are very excited about the access that they will be able to have.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

But generally speaking, because other browsers are designed to be essentially big search boxes for the search ad business model, there hasn't been as much innovation at the interface layer or the operating system level of a browser, such that application developers, I think, are very excited about the access that they will be able to have.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

But generally speaking, because other browsers are designed to be essentially big search boxes for the search ad business model, there hasn't been as much innovation at the interface layer or the operating system level of a browser, such that application developers, I think, are very excited about the access that they will be able to have.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

And there are things we can do across web applications that would be difficult otherwise.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

And there are things we can do across web applications that would be difficult otherwise.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

And there are things we can do across web applications that would be difficult otherwise.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

Yeah, I would say unequivocally, putting aside my own feelings about it, that the web, since we started the company five years ago and the trend lines have continued, is becoming more and more of an application platform. I think that's undeniable. I think it's very exciting. I think it poses some problems in the context of publishing. I also think...

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

Yeah, I would say unequivocally, putting aside my own feelings about it, that the web, since we started the company five years ago and the trend lines have continued, is becoming more and more of an application platform. I think that's undeniable. I think it's very exciting. I think it poses some problems in the context of publishing. I also think...

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

Yeah, I would say unequivocally, putting aside my own feelings about it, that the web, since we started the company five years ago and the trend lines have continued, is becoming more and more of an application platform. I think that's undeniable. I think it's very exciting. I think it poses some problems in the context of publishing. I also think...

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

As you mentioned, there are these words, there are these phrases, application platform. My wife in her job has things she has to do. I don't think it is going away that sometimes she needs information. And actually frequently she needs information. So I think what has changed is, as you know, the origins of the web were a publishing platform.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

As you mentioned, there are these words, there are these phrases, application platform. My wife in her job has things she has to do. I don't think it is going away that sometimes she needs information. And actually frequently she needs information. So I think what has changed is, as you know, the origins of the web were a publishing platform.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

As you mentioned, there are these words, there are these phrases, application platform. My wife in her job has things she has to do. I don't think it is going away that sometimes she needs information. And actually frequently she needs information. So I think what has changed is, as you know, the origins of the web were a publishing platform.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

They're actually closer to TikTok or Twitter in many ways than an application platform at the time. What has changed is that mix shift has moved towards more applications. But the idea that as part of your job, as part of your personal life, you need to find something out or learn about something, that's not going away. But I think the trend lines are towards it as an application platform.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

They're actually closer to TikTok or Twitter in many ways than an application platform at the time. What has changed is that mix shift has moved towards more applications. But the idea that as part of your job, as part of your personal life, you need to find something out or learn about something, that's not going away. But I think the trend lines are towards it as an application platform.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

They're actually closer to TikTok or Twitter in many ways than an application platform at the time. What has changed is that mix shift has moved towards more applications. But the idea that as part of your job, as part of your personal life, you need to find something out or learn about something, that's not going away. But I think the trend lines are towards it as an application platform.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

Yes, absolutely. And in fact, keep in mind, I'm 33. I grew up on the desktop web. Like to me, that's where I got lost as a child in my curiosities. And so, in fact, it's been a process for me to admit to myself that this thing that I loved about the web and I wanted from the web. It's if you look out again from a sociology, from a human perspective, we're not seeing it as much.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

Yes, absolutely. And in fact, keep in mind, I'm 33. I grew up on the desktop web. Like to me, that's where I got lost as a child in my curiosities. And so, in fact, it's been a process for me to admit to myself that this thing that I loved about the web and I wanted from the web. It's if you look out again from a sociology, from a human perspective, we're not seeing it as much.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
Arc creator Josh Miller on why you need a better browser than Chrome

Yes, absolutely. And in fact, keep in mind, I'm 33. I grew up on the desktop web. Like to me, that's where I got lost as a child in my curiosities. And so, in fact, it's been a process for me to admit to myself that this thing that I loved about the web and I wanted from the web. It's if you look out again from a sociology, from a human perspective, we're not seeing it as much.