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Re:Half of U.S. Smartphone Users Aren't Downloading Apps, Da... by robbiemitchell on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @04:38PM (#12543159)
Mobile web doesn't give you interactions with the device like notifications, geofencing, background refresh, etc.
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Re:Half of U.S. Smartphone Users Aren't Downloading Apps, Da... by mikeash on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @04:46PM (#12543254)
Yes, all reasons why I prefer the mobile web for many things.
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Re:Half of U.S. Smartphone Users Aren't Downloading Apps, Da... by jknoepfler on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @04:44PM (#12543224)
We neither want nor need these.
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Re:Half of U.S. Smartphone Users Aren't Downloading Apps, Da... by robbiemitchell on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @04:48PM (#12543272)
Bit of a stretch to say "we" here, no? Are you speaking for the population of mobile users?
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Re:Half of U.S. Smartphone Users Aren't Downloading Apps, Da... by pilif on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @04:50PM (#12543297)
Well. The article you are commenting on says that 50% of all smartphone users don't want or need these features
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Re:Half of U.S. Smartphone Users Aren't Downloading Apps, Da... by hiou on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @04:43PM (#12543217)
> iOS web doesn't give you interactions with the device like notifications, geofencing, background refresh, etc. - FTFY
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