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minus-squareAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoApps can harvest more data. Aside from use cases where high performance is required, that’s about the only reason.
minus-squarekionay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoA shocking number of users would be hard pressed to figure out how to type in a url to a mobile web browser… or even know what that is, and they deserve a nice user interface too. App stores make it easier to find, too.
minus-squareAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoCounter point: Once in a while, people should be expected to reach up a little bit instead of society constantly dumbing itself down.
Apps can harvest more data. Aside from use cases where high performance is required, that’s about the only reason.
A shocking number of users would be hard pressed to figure out how to type in a url to a mobile web browser… or even know what that is, and they deserve a nice user interface too. App stores make it easier to find, too.
Counter point: Once in a while, people should be expected to reach up a little bit instead of society constantly dumbing itself down.