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I'd hate to see PWAs take hold - browser based apps are never as good on any platform. Give me native apps any day.

• brookst 4y ago
  Depends on your priorities. For people into standards and commoditization, PWAs are awesome because they reduce the ability of HW makers to differentiate. For people who just want the best possible app/phone experiences, PWAs are awful.
  • schwartzworld 4y ago
    For lots of use cases, you'd be unlikely to notice a difference in quality. For example, I tune my guitar using a PWA, and I doubt anybody would notice the difference. The real differentiator with native vs pwa is their ability to track the user.
    • brookst 4y ago
      PWAS are pretty good for high frame rate games, then?
      • schwartzworld 4y ago
        I didn't say they were perfect for every use case. I'm not a gamer, so I'll have to take your word for it. But look at your own phone. You really telling me most of your apps couldn't just be PWA?
• sofixa 4y ago
  > Give me native apps any day. Heavens no. I do not want to be forced to install an app for every single little thing - it's wasteful, detrimental to my security and privacy. Small examples from a recent trip: in Andalusia, there's a bunch of cities with very interesting old buildings (cathedrals, castles remaining from the Muslim era converted by the Spanish monarchs later on, etc.). Each and every one has a different app for their audio guide, map, etc. to help you navigate and understand them. It's just stupid, it's a one time thing and it could easily be served by a website; instead you have to download a 30-40 MB app for each one, and then remember to delete it afterwards.
  • smcleod 4y ago
    They don't need apps - they just need websites. I didn't say get rid of websites. Hope you enjoyed your trip!