I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok

Posted by ssiddharth 22 hours ago

I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok(www.0xsid.com)

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Devasta 21 hours ago|

The web version being ok is a sign of the degradation of the desktop experience more than it is a sign of the capabilities of the web.

raverbashing 21 hours ago||

One very egregious example: Moovit

Even with mobile FF and adblock their mobile website is completely unusable. Now ask me if I'm happy to download ther app if their website is a complete POS like that

The desktop website works "fine" for the most part though

villgax 21 hours ago||

The government is supposed to be pushing for web as the default.

7777777phil 22 hours ago||

This sentiment will probably resonate with a lot of people here. I literally won’t use a service if they try to force me onto their app..

MiddleEndian 22 hours ago|

It's already been beaten into acceptance that I have to use the Ticketmaster app (shockingly awful) or Dice app (not quite as bad but still sucks) to get into a lot of music venues in Boston.

But at one club they wanted me to install another app just to check my coat. I elected to hide it under a some furniture instead lol

VirgilShelton 21 hours ago||

Yes and now I use AI to build any website which locks me into their workflow and run it locally how I choose!

rkhaniukov 20 hours ago||

I like apps, much better then web version experience

yieldcrv 20 hours ago||

what's funnier is that this could have been written 10 years ago and the situation was the exact same

apps function more so as a checkbox for investors to take an organization seriously, as well as for the founder to self aggrandize and feel like their own app store presence means something. for devs it is functionally a make-work program.

rvz 21 hours ago||

PWAs are dead.

rchaud 21 hours ago|

PWAs make little sense at this point as most apps are useless without an active internet connection. You can't cache Uber ride searches, Amazon product listings or food delivery options.

jesterson 21 hours ago||

The only reason they want you to download their app is to farm more data about you. They will push you to huge extent just to collect more data.

To share an egregious example, Mercury (which is a great bank) sent KYC notice literally saying "we noticed you use app outside of declared locations" for one of my friends companies. And yes they push their app hard.

mark_l_watson 19 hours ago|

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