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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by pjmlp on Saturday September 11, 2021 @05:17AM (#28490561)
That is one possible interpretation of the term, yes Microsoft does use native/managed to distinguish between environments with GC runtime and those without.

Which isn't what users talk about when arguing about native apps, they don't even know what a GC is.

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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by dataflow on Saturday September 11, 2021 @05:21AM (#28490583)
> Which isn't what users talk about when arguing about native apps, they don't even know what a GC is.

Because I'm sure if you went and asked the vast majority of "users" what a "native app" is, you'd get a coherent answer instead of a blank stare.

Let's lay this matter to rest. You don't like the definition, I get it. It's fine.

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