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Re:Google siding with Saudi Arabia, refuses to remove govern... by happytoexplain on Saturday March 02, 2019 @06:09PM (#19291703)
Personally, I have not seen people citing the elimination of the SMS system as an effect of removing the app, so I can't relate with struggling to understand why people would claim such a thing. Also, you speak as though there are no other reasons to want the app removed. Have you considered the accessibility an app provides over a web site to new users? Or the simple subjective perception of its availability?
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Re:Google siding with Saudi Arabia, refuses to remove govern... by diebeforei485 on Saturday March 02, 2019 @06:19PM (#19291746)
"New Users" register IRL, and can then use either the website on desktop, the website on mobile, or the app. There is no ease of onboarding provided by the app, given that onboarding happens IRL.

Perception varies by cultural context, so it doesn't really matter how people with no connection to Saudi Arabia perceive things.

Removing the app would mean making travel even harder, not easier - you should look at how all of this worked before the online service was introduced.

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Re:Google siding with Saudi Arabia, refuses to remove govern... by reaperducer on Saturday March 02, 2019 @07:35PM (#19292013)
There is no ease of onboarding provided by the app

Removing the app would mean making travel even harder

These seem like contradictory statements.

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