But as you go back in time, it becomes increasingly unlikely. At some point it is so unlikely it can be disregarded. And the point of the article is that point is closer in history than you might expect.
It ought to work with Handoff and let you open iOS Safari's current web page in Chrome. Currently you get a popup with the Chrome icon but it doesn't work because Chrome isn't 32-bit(!)
Well he did approvingly quote some nonsense that the reader would only work on a 'live finger' (presumably it is supposed to be able to detect the presence of a soul?).
https://youtu.be/ouvi-fwrfIY