Many R packages combine R with JavaScript and output html for a richer, more interactive experience. Add support for interactive R visuals from packages such as htmlwidgets to Power BI. PBI currently...
Adding basic support for a standard HTML-rendered R visual would be a huge win. My audience has a difficult time buying into the R visuals without being able to mouse-over and see tooltips with the underlying values. Custom visuals are a long-term liability as API's change and evolve. Also, creating custom visuals quickly becomes annoying and developing the R scripts is much more convenient when we're able to drag inputs into the visual, click 'Edit script in external IDE' and have PowerBI kick over the initial data frame.
