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Yeah, but with a mobile app you have all those downsides...and you have to deal with the whims of a walled-garden gatekeeper like Google or Apple. That is, I c
by m52go 11y ago
Yeah, but with a mobile app you have all those downsides...and you have to deal with the whims of a walled-garden gatekeeper like Google or Apple.
That is, I can't just create an app and throw it up on a server like I can with a website. It needs to be "approved" first. That's a HUGE barrier to openness that the web never had, and hopefully never will have in the future.
And, even though mobile apps run natively, I don't think one can be very confident that they're any more private than a typical website...analytics & the drive for data is there regardless of medium.
- soylentcola 11y agoNot to nitpick, but people create native apps all the time and throw them up on servers for download and installation. In fact I have a handful on my phone right now. It's one of the main reasons I've gravitated toward Android on mobile and away from the more mixed iOS/Android devices I used to buy. My first smartphones running PalmOS and Windows Mobile allowed me to download and install apps from trusted developers and I disliked the dodgy hurdles I had to jump in order to do the same on iOS. I agree completely about the privacy thing though. I guess it's a bit easier to see when a native app is sending data over the network with the right tools but in general, there's just as much room for abuse with either model.