> The author may have have conflated the terms, but most people’s primary (and often only) exposure to the internet is via a web browser. I don't think this is

> The author may have have conflated the terms, but most people’s primary (and often only) exposure to the internet is via a web browser. I don't think this is true. Email is probably the most notable exception, but also social apps like Instagram and TikTok that are used primarily or exclusively as native apps. Chat apps (WhatsApp/iMessage/Slack/IRC/etc) are usually accessed outside of a web browser. Dropbox syncs files over the Internet between my computers, but I rarely if ever visit their website. Obviously most of these things are accessible on the web, and you often have to use the web to set them up. But the day-to-day experiences of using them happen entirely outside of a web browser.