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> This will be a Progresive web app - No app store needed, meaning no app store bans. Why do you call it an app instead of a website? The word 'app' to me str
by Freak_NL 8y ago
> This will be a Progresive web app - No app store needed, meaning no app store bans.
Why do you call it an app instead of a website?
The word 'app' to me strongly implies that whatever the service does can only be meaningfully accessed via an app on Android or IOS, and that the publisher has reasons (often for monetization purposes) to keep the software client proprietary and exclusive.
- nkohari 8y ago> The word 'app' to me strongly implies that whatever the service does can only be meaningfully accessed via an app on Android or IOS I don't think this opinion is generally held. App just means application, which can describe any software.
- progval 8y agoGiven that the content is only available with Javascript enabled (ie. code served by Libr gets run on my computer), it's closer to an application than a website.
- gbear605 8y agoThis usage of “app” I believe denoted the category of websites that would have been desktop applications ten years ago. For instance, Google Docs is a web app.