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Websites don’t need an App Store.

by notyourwork 1y ago

Retr0id 1y ago
The brightest minds are working on this problem as we speak
- deleted 1y ago
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- chistev 1y ago
  I like this
- I_dream_of_Geni 1y ago
  Government agent: "We have top men working on it right now" Indiana Jones: " Who?" Government agent: "Top. Men."
_aavaa_ 1y ago
For how long? The software on our primary machines used to not need blessing, but that too changed.
- hackernewds 1y ago
  as long as it needs to be uploaded onto to monopolies running cloud servers, domain hosters or financial processors this is why any corrupt government allows the monopolies like Google and Apple proliferate. easier to contain a few
- Gud 1y ago
  Still don’t? I use FreeBSD.
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clumsysmurf 1y ago
Did we forget about WEI already? I'm sure Google is waiting for the right time to try it again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity
- lII1lIlI11ll 1y ago
  How would WEI prevent you from running a web-site with functionality similar to the removed apps?
  - ndriscoll 1y ago
    Somewhat roundabout, but WEI can make it so you need to have an allowed device-OS-browser combo for important services like banking. The device can then make it impossible to install another OS, and the OS can make it impossible to install another browser. Then the browser (or the OS) just receives blacklists (and possibly eventually whitelists after everything is entirely corporate captured) from Google/Microsoft/Apple.
jeroenhd 1y ago
Most people don't know they can "install" a website on their phone, let alone that it allows that website to act like an app. Discoverability of PWAs is quite bad. I'd love them to become more popular, but attempted solutions range from "user manually needs to hit the install button in a menu" to banners capable of saying "install freewhatsappupdate.xyz for exclusive whatsapp deals"/"click install to verify you're human". Microsoft actually tried to bring more attention to web apps by adding them to their app store, but nobody uses the MS app store.

Websites don’t need an App Store.

Retr0id 1y ago

The brightest minds are working on this problem as we speak

deleted 1y ago
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chistev 1y ago
I like this
I_dream_of_Geni 1y ago
Government agent: "We have top men working on it right now" Indiana Jones: " Who?" Government agent: "Top. Men."

_aavaa_ 1y ago

For how long? The software on our primary machines used to not need blessing, but that too changed.

hackernewds 1y ago
as long as it needs to be uploaded onto to monopolies running cloud servers, domain hosters or financial processors this is why any corrupt government allows the monopolies like Google and Apple proliferate. easier to contain a few
Gud 1y ago
Still don’t? I use FreeBSD.

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clumsysmurf 1y ago

Did we forget about WEI already? I'm sure Google is waiting for the right time to try it again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Environment_Integrity

lII1lIlI11ll 1y ago
How would WEI prevent you from running a web-site with functionality similar to the removed apps?
- ndriscoll 1y ago
  Somewhat roundabout, but WEI can make it so you need to have an allowed device-OS-browser combo for important services like banking. The device can then make it impossible to install another OS, and the OS can make it impossible to install another browser. Then the browser (or the OS) just receives blacklists (and possibly eventually whitelists after everything is entirely corporate captured) from Google/Microsoft/Apple.

jeroenhd 1y ago

Most people don't know they can "install" a website on their phone, let alone that it allows that website to act like an app. Discoverability of PWAs is quite bad. I'd love them to become more popular, but attempted solutions range from "user manually needs to hit the install button in a menu" to banners capable of saying "install freewhatsappupdate.xyz for exclusive whatsapp deals"/"click install to verify you're human". Microsoft actually tried to bring more attention to web apps by adding them to their app store, but nobody uses the MS app store.