How Google and Others Are Plotting the Revenge of the Web App

Re:How Google and Others Are Plotting the Revenge of the Web... by tboyd47 on Sunday September 11, 2016 @09:57AM (#12473359)

> It seems, then, that the decade-old optimism around web apps and open platforms still has a spark left. Why is that? "I honestly can't tell you," Russell says. "I just feel very lucky."

Because...

1) Mobile apps require an install, mobile websites don't.

2) Content linked from my inbox lives on the web, not mobile apps.

3) Google search is a better way to find stuff than App store.

Solve these three problems and I'll start getting nervous. 'til then, I consider my job as a web developer pretty secure.

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Re:How Google and Others Are Plotting the Revenge of the Web... by divbit on Sunday September 11, 2016 @07:15PM (#12476202)

For anything that doesn't require actual hardware (like camera, touch-id, etc.) I completely agree:

1.b) Mobile apps require updates for any issues, which must pass slow app store guardians. 5) (user above did 4) browser navigates consistently between pages, while apps can all choose their own navigation scheme which could be unfamiliar. 6) Mobile websites can be browsed in incognito mode, while it's hard to install and use an app incognito. 7) Mobile apps can eat battery life when closed, unless you have tons of time to spend managing notification and background settings.

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Re:How Google and Others Are Plotting the Revenge of the Web... by nmgsd on Sunday September 11, 2016 @12:46PM (#12474209)

I'll add 4. Web apps can actually offer better privacy and security than mobile apps at this point.

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Re:How Google and Others Are Plotting the Revenge of the Web... by rakoo on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @05:36PM (#12501402)

One more reason: web apps will work on my dinosaur-era pre-multitouch emergency phone, while the equivalent app will not even know my OS exists. Saved me multiple times.

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Re:How Google and Others Are Plotting the Revenge of the Web... by nmgsd on Monday September 12, 2016 @10:09AM (#12479779)

oh and 1 more:

You need to be approved any app stores to publish your web app.

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