---
title: Quoting Paul Ford
link: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/5/paul-ford/
source: simonwillison-net
published: 2026-11-05T17:34:03Z
updated: 2026-11-05T17:34:03Z
first_seen: 2026-11-05T17:57:26.867095589Z
labels:
- browsers
- paul-ford
- web-development
summary: 'The web browser is very, very, very powerful software for applications, and the cost of accessing that power is going down seemingly every day. — Paul Ford, The Web Is More Than Enough Tags: browsers, paul-ford, web-development'
content: extracted
html: 2026-11-05-quoting-paul-ford.html
---

> The web browser is very, very, very powerful software for applications, *and the cost of accessing that power is going down seemingly every day*.

— [Paul Ford](https://ftrain.com/aboard-the-web-is-more-than-enough), The Web Is More Than Enough

Posted [5th November 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/5/) at 5:34 pm

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