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> Browsers are the most likely disruptor of the mobile duopoly but you'd never know it reading Wired or The Verge. I'm confused, The Verge has several articles

> Browsers are the most likely disruptor of the mobile duopoly but you'd never know it reading Wired or The Verge. I'm confused, The Verge has several articles about this hubbub of anti-trust this, Epic v Apple lawsuit that, EU forcing browser choice for iOS, and now Epic v Google and the recent win. There has also been tons of discussion about web apps, new app stores, etc in the comments. How exactly are they ignoring this story? It feels like it's been at the forefront of their coverage for months now.

dingnuts 3y ago
>I'm confused, The Verge has several articles about this hubbub of anti-trust this, Epic v Apple lawsuit that, and now Epic v Google and the recent win right but none of those articles talk about how the -browser- could disrupt this duopoly >There has been tons of discussion about web apps, new app stores, etc that's what the article is about. these articles tend to talk about new app stores, but not much else. anecdotally I agree with the author's observation about this. the only time I've heard about PWAs it was from other nerds, not the news media.
- softfalcon 3y ago
  I see what you mean. To be honest though, both Wired and The Verge are only really playing catch up to the current zeitgeist. If and when PWA's start being a big thing, we'll see articles show up about it. Even then, it'll only be when some major company makes a splash and being a PWA is the killer feature. I don't really see The Verge and Wired pushing stories early. It's not that they're asleep, it's just that they're grabbing the stories from social media, converting it into press format, planning articles about it, then releasing. They're not at the forefront of tech, becoming buddy buddy with the devs, getting that inside scoop. They're just doing broader coverage for the masses interested in tech. Anyone deep into this stuff is already subscribed to various subreddits, reading HN, nerding out in dev Discords, or having arguments on Twitter.
  - PaulHoule 3y ago
    What is so up-to-the-minute about PWAs? They were somebody’s side project from 8 years ago which Google inexplicably didn’t kill. Despite controlling the browser, Google never came out with a reliable and sensible scheme to store files so it’s just another own goal like Windows Phone.

dingnuts 3y ago

>I'm confused, The Verge has several articles about this hubbub of anti-trust this, Epic v Apple lawsuit that, and now Epic v Google and the recent win right but none of those articles talk about how the -browser- could disrupt this duopoly >There has been tons of discussion about web apps, new app stores, etc that's what the article is about. these articles tend to talk about new app stores, but not much else. anecdotally I agree with the author's observation about this. the only time I've heard about PWAs it was from other nerds, not the news media.

softfalcon 3y ago
I see what you mean. To be honest though, both Wired and The Verge are only really playing catch up to the current zeitgeist. If and when PWA's start being a big thing, we'll see articles show up about it. Even then, it'll only be when some major company makes a splash and being a PWA is the killer feature. I don't really see The Verge and Wired pushing stories early. It's not that they're asleep, it's just that they're grabbing the stories from social media, converting it into press format, planning articles about it, then releasing. They're not at the forefront of tech, becoming buddy buddy with the devs, getting that inside scoop. They're just doing broader coverage for the masses interested in tech. Anyone deep into this stuff is already subscribed to various subreddits, reading HN, nerding out in dev Discords, or having arguments on Twitter.
- PaulHoule 3y ago
  What is so up-to-the-minute about PWAs? They were somebody’s side project from 8 years ago which Google inexplicably didn’t kill. Despite controlling the browser, Google never came out with a reliable and sensible scheme to store files so it’s just another own goal like Windows Phone.