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This whole mobile apps business has screwed us so bad. Now we have basically two eco-systems which are so big that any new player practically has no chance. If
by noisy_boy 6y ago
This whole mobile apps business has screwed us so bad. Now we have basically two eco-systems which are so big that any new player practically has no chance. If the development and focus was on making websites mobile friendly and frameworks/standards growed in that direction, we could run any device and get the same experience. Something like a Pinephone would have the potential to be at par with Android and iOS based phones in terms of reach and could focus on the hardware side instead of fighting on dual hardware/software fronts. I know that Pinephone's target is not mass market but just thinking of the lost possibility of open Linux-based phones having a fighting chance of actually reaching the masses makes me sad.
- metalliqaz 6y ago> If the development and focus was on making websites mobile friendly and frameworks/standards growed in that direction uhhh... that happened. like, several years ago. The phrase "mobile first" started appearing on HN in 2010.
- qntmfred 6y agoRemember when the iPhone launched and developers revolted because Apple suggested they didn't need the ability to write native apps on the phones because they should focus on building web apps. whoops.