@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 days agoPlease Don’t Make Me Download Another App | Our phones are being overrunwww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up1899arrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: technology
arrow-up1882arrow-down1external-linkPlease Don’t Make Me Download Another App | Our phones are being overrunwww.theatlantic.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 2 days agomessage-square218fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille TaserlinkfedilinkEnglish18•19 hours agoIt’s not a failure of the web, it’s a failure of corporations to accept their place as just a tab in my browser. It’s also easier to track users, exploit vulnerabilities, etc. from within a mobile app.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-217 hours agoAlso, push notifications. Most things could be done from a browser, but corpos have to have their push notifications. It doesn’t matter if you’re the guy who turns every notification off and manages all those… 9/10 people won’t.
It’s not a failure of the web, it’s a failure of corporations to accept their place as just a tab in my browser. It’s also easier to track users, exploit vulnerabilities, etc. from within a mobile app.
Also, push notifications. Most things could be done from a browser, but corpos have to have their push notifications.
It doesn’t matter if you’re the guy who turns every notification off and manages all those… 9/10 people won’t.