ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoPlease Don’t Make Me Download Another App | Our phones are being overrunwww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square209fedilinkarrow-up1865arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareTrailblazing Braille Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 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-squares_s@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 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.