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Re:Noticing when an app is only hosted in us-east-1 by noitpmeder on Thursday June 29, 2023 @04:22AM (#36517813)
Because most sites aren't interested in their users who use bad hardware as a market share. The most attractive client base are the ones with money to spend.
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Re:Noticing when an app is only hosted in us-east-1 by hutzlibu on Thursday June 29, 2023 @06:09AM (#36518515)
Fair point, but even high end users have bad connection sometimes.
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Re:Noticing when an app is only hosted in us-east-1 by est31 on Thursday June 29, 2023 @10:10AM (#36520573)
Rich people tend to be old, and not all, but many old people have bad hardware, even if they are rich. Meanwhile, 87% of US teenagers have iPhones.
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