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Re:Chrome Never-Slow Mode Prototype by josteink on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @03:18PM (#19089367)
But I prefer webpages over apps. Especially on mobile.

The apps frensy was over years ago. Nobody wants an app anymore.

Re:Chrome Never-Slow Mode Prototype by criddell on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @03:31PM (#19089478)
For anything I use regularly, I'll choose a native app over a web site or web app every time because they typically consume less battery, cpu, memory, and bandwidth. They are usually also faster and a well written app is always going to feel better than one running in a web browser.
Re:Chrome Never-Slow Mode Prototype by grandmczeb on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @03:27PM (#19089441)
> Nobody wants an app anymore.

News to me. You sure you’re not just projecting your personal preference?

Re:Chrome Never-Slow Mode Prototype by josteink on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @04:17PM (#19089919)
It’s clearly my personal preference, but also my experience that fewer and fewer in my social circles wants “yet another app” when there’s already a website which works fine. Games are the only exception.

And I work with software. None of my colleagues wants to work with or test anything not strictly web-based.

Re:Chrome Never-Slow Mode Prototype by grandmczeb on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @06:47PM (#19091287)
> None of my colleagues wants to work with or test anything not strictly web-based.

If that's true, I'd be willing to bet there's some extreme self-selection going on. Which is fine, but I'd be very careful about generalizing your experience outside of your immediate social circle.

Re:Chrome Never-Slow Mode Prototype by what_ever on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @03:21PM (#19089401)
> Nobody wants an app anymore.

Citations needed. I, for one, like apps.

Re:Chrome Never-Slow Mode Prototype by bassman9000 on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @07:49PM (#19091651)
Haven't heard that to anyone in my professional circles and, yes, we all work in software.

Anything worth it is native.