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Why would they think "its a web-site"? PWAs just look like normal phone apps. In fact, many "normal" phone apps are basically just a web-site inside a thin wra
by alextingle 1y ago
Why would they think "its a web-site"? PWAs just look like normal phone apps.
In fact, many "normal" phone apps are basically just a web-site inside a thin wrapper. So the difference is largely academic in many cases.
- crote 1y agoBecause a user first encounters it on the web - where it acts exactly like a website. The only difference is that the bookmark-button-thingy says "add app to home screen" instead of "add to home screen". It's not giving a "I'm installing an application" vibe, it is giving "I am creating a shortcut to a website" vibes. Apps are installed via the app store, not as weird quasi-bookmarks in your browser.
- anon1395 1y agoMost ordinary people thing that they are just adding a shortcut to the website, whereas these wrappers convince the user they are actually installing an app app.