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> turned out to be the main barrier preventing progressive web apps from being viable Until the issue is fixed and the goal posts are moved once again. Becaus
by threeseed 4y ago
> turned out to be the main barrier preventing progressive web apps from being viable
Until the issue is fixed and the goal posts are moved once again.
Because PWAs have been available in one form or another for 14 years.
And it's always because that the UX is terrible that makes them not viable not anything Apple has done.
- locustous 4y ago> And it's always because that the UX is terrible that makes them not viable not anything Apple has done. Obvious counter points. Lots of people use websites. Which have an identical UX experience to PWAs. A significant percentage of the app store is web view based apps that are near equivalents to PWAs. Been that way for years. If people love native so much, why do sites like Reddit and LinkedIn heavily push mobile web users to the app? Seems it's not a universal opinion.
- chalst 4y ago> If people love native so much, why do sites like Reddit and LinkedIn heavily push mobile web users to the app? Because that's how sites can avoid the privacy features that are inherent to browsers. What proportion of visitors to the LinkedIn site use the app? I'm guessing it's pretty small.
- locustous 4y agoI don't like installing apps I don't have to. I agree that the browser sandbox is superior.