3 ms·
There is a very important difference between the two. You can access a web site via ubiquitous, open-standards compliant software known as web browers. This m
by newnewpdro 8y ago
There is a very important difference between the two.
You can access a web site via ubiquitous, open-standards compliant software known as web browers. This means you can use the service from any operating system/computing platform you wish, existing or future, provided it implements said standards.
It's obviously important that we resist transitioning to a world where core life activities like commerce and banking requires running proprietary software on a finite set of supported proprietary systems.
This is fundamentally about our freedom.
- dbbk 8y agoIf someone doesn't have an iOS or Android device they have the freedom to bank with a traditional bank.
- newnewpdro 8y agoSo we're in agreement then that they would've lost the freedom to bank electronically using any computer and software of their choosing.
- ttty 8y agoWhat about when 99pc of the banks will only offer iOS and Android. No or os will be able to compete with them because the backing apps don't work. Now OSes can stagnate and become worse because they know you'll sick to them because you have no choice. A new player would need to create a OS and a bank to compete. And probably more stuff.