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1. turble+KJ[view] [source] 2025-03-30 05:53:28
>>gnitin+(OP)
I still, will never understand the need for native "Apps". To this day, I have never seen an "App" that couldn't simply have been a website/webapp. Most of them would likely be improved by being a webapp.

The only benefits I can see of "Apps", are the developer get's access to private information they really don't need.

Yeah, they get to be on the "App Store". But the "App Store" is a totally unnecessary concept introduced by Apple/Google so they could scrape a huge percentage in sales.

Web browsers have good (not perfect) sandboxing, costs no fees to "submit" and are accessible to everyone on every phone.

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2. tim333+v41[view] [source] 2025-03-30 10:26:06
>>turble+KJ
Pokemon Go. You couldn't really do that as a webapp with the VR and stuff.

Also with the bank apps I think there's extra security over a webapp - on the iphone they often scan my face.

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