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> Why do corporations and devs continue to accept a share cropper role by paying Apple to host native apps? Push notifications. That's it, and presumably why
by tazu 2y ago
> Why do corporations and devs continue to accept a share cropper role by paying Apple to host native apps?
Push notifications.
That's it, and presumably why Apple waited 8 years[1] before allowing them on iOS PWAs.
[1]: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/push-notifications-on-the-open-web https://developer.chrome.com/blog/push-notifications-on-the-...
- fundad 2y agoI remember companies pushing their own listening apps so they could collect more of your behavior than from podcast apps. Patreon will not pay the fee if they pull all payments from their app. It can be a player/browser app with all the instrumentation they want.
- talldayo 2y agoOh hey, that's kinda like how Apple designed a proprietary undocumented Push Notification system so they can harvest your personal information as a secret accessory to the NSA and international surveillance organizations: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/apple-admits-to-secretly-giving-governments-push-notification-data/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/apple-admits-to-... Skinner: "Am I so out of touch? No, it's the third-parties that are wrong."
- rchaud 2y agoI can understand engagement/spam-hungry apps like Uber nd Facebook needing notifications for business reasons. For all other apps, notifications are either a lot less important, or can be sent via email.