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> by controlling the stagnation of web browser tech, they can force > developers to implement apps with their high-lock-in native app > frameworks Ah,
by thought_alarm 10y ago
> by controlling the stagnation of web browser tech, they can force
> developers to implement apps with their high-lock-in native app
> frameworks
Ah, web-developer logic. Always good for a laugh.
Yes, if Google were allowed to distribute their fork of the WebKit engine on iOS then everyone would stop writing iOS apps. Just like no one writes Android apps.
- evv 10y agoMost apps are not complicated enough to warrant their own native code. Like your Android example, there used to be a time when almost everything was written with Windows APIs. Of course, some apps will always demand native tech, but most of our desktop apps are now delivered with open and standard technologies, and they work on every device or OS with a browser. I think the mobile world will follow soon. When it does, control of the industry will be released from the two major players, and consumers will benefit from increased competition, just like it has for desktop software. So yeah, web-developer logic can put a smile on everybody's face. :-)