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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by jeroenhd on Thursday February 15, 2024 @05:21PM (#39389995)
They'll have to allow some kind of app installation API to allow for alternative app stores. If Google implements some kind of WebAPK technology on iOS, they may just be able to launch a Google Play for iOS to work around these PWAs as a workaround, and Safari will be down a feature.

I have the feeling Apple is betting on Google not caring enough about the PWA platform to try to compete. Maybe they're right, but if they're not, they're only making the browser wars worse for themselves.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by jdminhbg on Thursday February 15, 2024 @06:28PM (#39390764)
> I have the feeling Apple is betting on Google not caring enough about the PWA platform to try to compete.

I don't think it's about Google, I think they assume consumers won't care, and they're probably right.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by shuckles on Thursday February 15, 2024 @08:53PM (#39392105)
My guess is it's easier for developers to throw their website into Cordova than to start paying Apple a Core Technology Fee and convince users to download an alternative app marketplace to support what is effectively a differently packaged Cordova app.
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