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We already had native applications. C64 applications. MS-DOS applications. Windows applications. Mac OS applications. Linux applications. Java applications. Sl
by i-was-a-penguin 12y ago
We already had native applications. C64 applications. MS-DOS applications. Windows applications. Mac OS applications. Linux applications. Java applications.
Slow to deploy. Insecure. Hard to tinker with. Not standardized. Tied to one OS.
Then came the web and won.
Why should apps suddenly come back and take over?
My bet is on the web.
- piyushpr134 12y agoI want the web to win too.
- WorldWideWayne 12y agoI want freedom to win and if it only comes in the form of the web then I will settle for that. Unfortunately capitalism motivates device manufacturers to try and build captive markets.
- i-was-a-penguin 12y agoThere currently are 2 issues the web has to overcome: 1) Via a manifest file, websites can be available offline. But currently, if people want a tool they "download an app". They don't add a website to their homescreen. 2) People can easily pay for an app. But not for a website.
- clusterfoo 12y agoProblem is phone manufacturers have a vested interest in making the web experience sub-optimal (and even limit developers' means of building a proper mobile browser, like Apple).