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True, but it's not end users who should be caring about this at all, it's the developers. Developers can leverage the freedom of the web with PWAs: no gatekeepe
by mmcnl 3y ago
True, but it's not end users who should be caring about this at all, it's the developers. Developers can leverage the freedom of the web with PWAs: no gatekeepers, no 30% tax, no approvals. So it threatens the App Store model of Apple, even though PWAs are not nearly capable enough to do that today. But with this move, they sure won't be capable enough in the future either.
- dickersnoodle 3y agoSorry, this stupid trope is everywhere on HN. Unless there are solid OS-level ways to block nefarious PWAs this would turn the iPhone into the same toxic dumpster fire that IE was back in the day w.r.t. security. How many "browser tab bars" did people get fooled into clicking on and installing? I remember, and I remember moving my family off of Windows entirely and onto Mac and Linux for this exact reason. Or do you expect companies to forego all that sweet, sweet customer tracking revenue just because they promise they will?