To be completely honest, they are the maintainers of one of the largest Javascript implementations.
It really only makes sense for them to have significant input on the features that make it into the language.
Mozilla, Microsoft, and Apple could have done the same thing, as they all write the software, and that only seems fair. If there is a significant reason why something won't work in one or more of the major engines, it might need to be rethought.
I'm not sure why everyone is jumping on this like it's some kind of nefarious thing. What would google have to gain from killing this proposal?
The antitrust case about IE was related to Microsoft using their position in the operating system market to give them an unfair advantage in the browser market. It had nothing to do with the embrace-extend-extinguish which they attempted on JavaScript.
Plus the advantage they wanted in the browser market (to strangle Netscape dead, in their own words) was purposefully to artificially maintain their monopoly in the OS market.
It really only makes sense for them to have significant input on the features that make it into the language.
Mozilla, Microsoft, and Apple could have done the same thing, as they all write the software, and that only seems fair. If there is a significant reason why something won't work in one or more of the major engines, it might need to be rethought.
I'm not sure why everyone is jumping on this like it's some kind of nefarious thing. What would google have to gain from killing this proposal?