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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by louthy on Thursday February 15, 2024 @06:43PM (#39390917)
> I cannot see this as anticompetitive. If you want open, you have that choice in Android

If Apple doesn’t support PWAs then PWAs stop being a viable method of app deployment - killing the platform outright. That’s anticompetitive.

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by spacedcowboy on Thursday February 15, 2024 @11:29PM (#39393157)
Only if you give a damn about PWA's. Evidenced by the fact I have none on my phone, and don't feel the need for any either, I'm fine with them being out.

"Hey PWA, don't let the door hit you on the backside, on your way out".

The browser is just about the most vulnerable attack surface on any computer. Using it as a general-purpose application host is nuts, IMHO.

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