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Re:Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month by privateSFacct on Monday January 20, 2020 @03:15PM (#22101774)
Can you give some examples of simple open cross platform systems that make money?

I like my apps to be apps and a lot of the "Apps" that are HTML/js are janky cross platform and are tricky to pay for (vs one touch on ioS)

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Re:Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month by ta999999171 on Monday January 20, 2020 @06:11PM (#22102842)
"Make money" is a misnomer, but successful PWAs tossed around here include Uber, Starbucks, etc...
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Re:Thank HN: My SaaS paid my rent this month by privateSFacct on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @07:36PM (#22123654)
Sorry - but Uber is very much a app first app. Most people using it are coming through the "proprietary" ecosystem parent wants to get rid of.

I don't use starbucks, but I wouldn't be surprised if it also had a proper app store app and didn't require users to use a web browser to access the app.

If anything - this proves the user preference for apps vs websites.

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