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Re:Tiny PWAs and why I keep building them by leeoniya on Sunday February 03, 2019 @11:19AM (#19070408)
> 2. The Web is missing some APIs that would really let it compete with native apps.

absolutely this. i have no idea why the Contact api [1] work has been discontinued. my current conspiracy theory is that it would have allowed many communication apps to no longer require native apps and cloud-stored address books.

like selecting a file to upload, i dont see why i can't select a contact to use/upload from a locally available address book. So many web apps could use this.

[1] https://www.w3.org/TR/contacts-api/

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Re:Tiny PWAs and why I keep building them by lioeters on Sunday February 03, 2019 @03:36PM (#19072035)
Regarding your conspiracy theory, it sounds like this could be a realistic worry, of a conflict of interest among those influencial in developing web standards. The "missing APIs" may be those which would provide more competition to various walled gardens.
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Re:Tiny PWAs and why I keep building them by thosakwe on Sunday February 03, 2019 @04:07PM (#19072205)
I'm not really a fan of conspiracy theories, BUT when you consider that 2/3 of the biggest browser vendors also control mobile platforms, you can kinda start to rationalize it.
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