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> Web apps are better because they are as much device-independent as apps can get nowadays They are actually not really. If you can't run a modern browser on
by chinesempire 7y ago
> Web apps are better because they are as much device-independent as apps can get nowadays
They are actually not really.
If you can't run a modern browser on your platform, you're out of luck.
I think the real "as much device-independent as it can get nowadays" is just Firefox
On the major platforms Java is as much as device independent as the web
- arendtio 7y agoWhat do you mean by 'just Firefox'? Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari all support Progressive Web Apps in general. Older browsers, on the other hand, might not be able to use offline features, but at least you can use the app in the traditional always-on mode. For your comparison with Java: It is true, Java is very device-independent, but the deployment procedures are much more complicated than simply entering a URL.
- chinesempire 7y ago> What do you mean by 'just Firefox'? Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari all support Progressive Web Apps in general. Chrome runs only on Windows/Mac/Android (Linux if you allow proprietary software on your distro) Safari is only Windows/Mac/iOS Firefox runs on many more platforms, but unfortunately its market share is low