> Just so that a couple of snowflakes can use their fad of the day or can stay in their comfort zone.

Or because the DOM is a piece of technology designed for rendering documents and not web apps and with limitations which has been severely gimping proper rendering of web apps for the past decade despite a slew of libraries trying to fill the cracks with various amount of success. Whichever you prefer.

Java was made for TV controllers. Now it powers majority of enterprise.

JS was made to animate monkey on a screen, and now it powers internet.

Technologies start with one goal and evolve.

Or because Google doesn't like open web technologies, standards and interoperability now that they are the king of the hill?