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As a user, I'm pro-getting rid of interstitial ads on mobile. But just for dissenting opinion, this definitely feels monopolistic. "Stay on the native web so w
by sharkweek 11y ago
As a user, I'm pro-getting rid of interstitial ads on mobile. But just for dissenting opinion, this definitely feels monopolistic.
"Stay on the native web so we can sell more ads!"
Maybe it's mutually beneficial for Google and its search users, but this is certainly the argument that's going to come from folks who are about to lose a ton of app downloads.
http://searchengineland.com/google-goes-app-interstitial-protecting-consumers-search-monopoly-228543 http://searchengineland.com/google-goes-app-interstitial-pro...
- matchu 11y agoIf anyone tries to make that argument, the counter will be simple: "We want developers to make native apps! That's why we're making App Indexing a thing." There's definitely some advantage to keeping people on the web, since App Indexing requires buy-in from content producers, but, if browsers start truly losing to native apps, Google are prepared. https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/ https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/