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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by notyourwork on Thursday August 29, 2019 @12:24PM (#20830930)
The whole premise of mobile apps is flawed. It’s sad to me that we shifted away in favor of mobile installation and fragmented platforms.
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Re:Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-s... by JaRail on Thursday August 29, 2019 @03:07PM (#20832588)
Well you've basically got two other options

* webapps -- we tried this (iPhone v1) and they were awful. The web keeps improving but apps have consistently been years ahead.

* native software -- still too difficult to secure reliably.

We haven't really been suffering from fragmentation. We've essentially consolidated down to two platforms. You can also develop for the web or use a cross-platform framework.

Not really sure what you see as flawed. The app model has been wildly successful.

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