This seems misguided - it is watering down a decent system simply to appease and attract people too cheap to buy tokens; if 2fa is something that is so important to you, and you need it, just buy the damn tokens!
A vague comparison, would be me selling pre-printed 'random' passwords on paper because a user generating their own was 'too difficult'
IMHO, soft token u2f is only useful for testing, development, and personal entertainment
A vague comparison, would be me selling pre-printed 'random' passwords on paper because a user generating their own was 'too difficult'
IMHO, soft token u2f is only useful for testing, development, and personal entertainment