As the article mistakes... Web OS was the classic example of a skunk works project. A very small amount of people working in near isolation, and answerable only to senior managers.

To any company in trouble, and in need of innovation, this is the perfect strategy. Inevitable Wikipedia link...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Works

The mochi designs look like what iOS and Android started toward a half decade later.

The designs exist on GitHub somewhere. I wonder if anyone has ever attempted to implement them as a front end design language?