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Apple and Google have too much power via the app stores to ever allow pure web apps to become significantly viable competitors to native apps.
by anonporridge 5y ago
Apple and Google have too much power via the app stores to ever allow pure web apps to become significantly viable competitors to native apps.
- mhoad 5y agoI just want to make clear here that in reality that it is Apple and Apple alone which is holding back web apps from competing with their ecosystem.
- randomsilence 5y agoMaybe the best pivot ever (since the iPhone was made for web apps [1]). Can Apple ever switch back? Since their valuation depends on their income from the app store, they are forced to continue their policy. However, is this a valid long-term strategy? Right now, most apps are by requirement single-purpose tools. Is Apple prepared for the time when there are user-generated apps? Much of what web3.0 can be is inhibited if Apple puts a tax on every transaction and prevents apps that change their source code. Since the US mobile phone market is dominated by Apple, does this give China a huge advantage for developing the next generation of software? [1] https://9to5mac.com/2011/10/21/jobs-original-vision-for-the-iphone-no-third-party-native-apps/ https://9to5mac.com/2011/10/21/jobs-original-vision-for-the-...
- jokoon 5y agoAnd how would they do that?