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> But the real problem with apps was more profound. When people read news and features on electronic media, they expect stories to possess the linky-ness of the
by ralfd 15y ago
> But the real problem with apps was more profound. When people read news and features on electronic media, they expect stories to possess the linky-ness of the Web.
But why not simply embed a web view? I like to use the App "Alien blue" to visit reddit.com. This sites purpose is to link outside and it works fine as an app.
There is nothing wrong with apps, or even walled gardens, but the implementations of digital magazines shortly after the iPad release was a giant WTF: Glorified PDF Viewers, slow, non-hypertext-linky, non-zoomable, non-Retina-ready, crashy, 500MB - 1 Gigabyte an issue.
- officialchicken 15y agoYou have to also "simply" embed a download/update mechanism, "simply" test various restore scenarios (Consumable vs non-consumable receipts), "simply" make sure it works in various orientations, and "simply" modify the way the entire organization works to suit Apple. The content is also different, taking a bunch of webdevs and telling them make this work on iOS does not result in compelling content layout, design, or navigation. There are subtleties in pinch&zoom, dragging, etc. that most webdevs have not had the pleasure? of dealing with. On top of that, UIWebView bridging js+objc is a PITA for iOS, and its a major problem for android where the 2 solutions are not even close to similar. So there is little code reuse between the viewers, and the content itself must be slightly different for the 2 platforms.
- Bxstraz 15y agoYep, sounds like 'work' and these people don't 'work'.