ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPlease Don’t Make Me Download Another App | Our phones are being overrunwww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square223fedilinkarrow-up1900arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1881arrow-down1external-linkPlease Don’t Make Me Download Another App | Our phones are being overrunwww.theatlantic.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square223fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month 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-squares_s@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 month 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.