It’s time to kill the web app

Re:It’s time to kill the web app by JoshMnem on Saturday September 23, 2017 @04:37PM (#15321572)

The article doesn't make sense without an alternative. What open standard is being proposed to replace the open WWW?

Mobile apps and app stores are not a replacement for the open Web, and it can't reasonably be argued that locked-down mobile devices loaded with craplets and no root access are better than the WWW.

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Re:It’s time to kill the web app by Kwastie on Saturday September 23, 2017 @05:05PM (#15321715)

I agree, this article doesn't make any sense without proposing an alternative. Sure, I think most people would agree that the web is still a bit rough for (large) apps. (compared to desktop apps) But nothing that can't be fixed, right?

I can't imaging that native phone apps will still be popular in 10 years. I think that they will be replaced by the web in a similar fashion as web-apps have replaced desktop apps.

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Re:It’s time to kill the web app by goatlover on Saturday September 23, 2017 @06:05PM (#15322028)

There are still popular desktop apps. Native Office is still used widely despite Google Docs and web versions of Office. Adobe applications are still widely used. Most programmers use desktop editors and IDEs. I use a lot of the Mac applications.

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