Re:Apple WWDC20
by chowderhead on Friday June 12, 2020 @10:04PM
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I should have said every device, not platform.
The website is fine. I'm sure it's fine on iOS, too. But it was supposed to be simple to port iOS apps to MacOS, and they didn't bother with their own developer conference app, if only for the reason to lead by example.
But why even build a native app even if it is easy? It adds no value, and is another thing to test. The web experience is fine for this.
Sure, but the same could be said for iPadOS and iOS which have native clients.
Re:Apple WWDC20
by pilsetnieks on Friday June 12, 2020 @10:15PM
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Instead, my question is why are they even featuring a mobile app so prominently at all for a remote conference.
You make it sound like there are apps for Windows, Linux, and Android, and anything else. There's just an iOS app, and it's there because the WWDC app for iOS has been there for years, especially useful in a physical conference where you're bringing your mobile device with you.
For real computers, a website is just fine. And they probably don't care much about Android anyway.