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pjmlp · on Feb 28, 2019

I pretty much doubt that, many apps would be already well served with a BGI like library.

Plenty of application developers are more than happy with a Swing/GDI like canvas.

Not everyone needs to be an OpenGL shader guru to draw a couple of lines.

coldtea · on Feb 28, 2019

>The number of apps that would use a bad 2D graphics standard, however, is zero.

You'd be surprised. Just because they would be there, readily usable, and portable, would make them be adopted.