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I am wondering if this marks the death of Safari on the web tbh. That and most OS X apps. If a user can download and run the Amazon Prime app, why bother suppo

by kd913 6y ago

I am wondering if this marks the death of Safari on the web tbh. That and most OS X apps. If a user can download and run the Amazon Prime app, why bother supporting Safari? The App version supports detection of VPNs, supports analytics etc... Same applies with Netflix, Disney+ etc... Then there are the devs which have OS X and iOS apps. Why would they maintain two code bases when now they can just support the iOS app and work on both? The app itself will be more optimal because it's designed for ARM/mobile so is likely newer with a cleaner architecture.

qppo 6y ago
> If a user can download and run the Amazon Prime app, why bother supporting Safari? The App version supports detection of VPNs, supports analytics etc... At least for me, to purchase books on Amazon for my kindle app. Can't do that in the kindle app or prime app.
- grey-area 6y ago
  Apple will probably push to get a cut on every Mac transaction too at some point.
yoz-y 6y ago
People who develop actual macOS apps usually like the native look and feel. SwiftUI made it relatively easy to have a single code base for parts and still have separate and distinct programs for iOS and macOS. This however only applies to new stuff. I dread the idea that people will start ditching the electron apps in favour of desktop hostile iPad apps.