Interesting points, but I'm rarely a fan of manifestos as they usually take black and white stances and leave no room for nuance. In particular this part makes me laugh Yup, don't try to make a web application, just put your app in the hands of Apple or Google and all the tracking, proprietary formats, and "new annoyances" that come along with that.If you are trying to make a web application, just stop. Build a native application. It's nicer for everyone.
Not to mention maintaining three or four sets of code instead of one.....and QAing on the heaps of hardware and screen sizes out there.....on your site and all your new apps....and pissing off any uses of a device you don't support.... People need to remember that certain things work for certain situations. This guy obviously has worked in one environment and therefore he thinks the whole world is like that. Not to mention his environment seems to be solely as a user instead of a developer. This isn't inherently bad—it's nice to be reminded what users want and how they look at the world—but I'd love to see him learn to code or work on a massive project. Maybe we should give him the Hubski repo to start with. :P