Re:You Want Technology with Warts
by kqr on Friday October 03, 2025 @08:56AM
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> mobile apps last a long time too
Really? How come half of the apps I've used in the past are listed in the app store as "not compatible with this device, but they can be installed on $device_gone_to_rest_in_drawer_14_years_ago"?
I'm genuinely curious! I thought it was aggressive deprecation of mobile OS APIs that made old apps no longer work on new phones.
Really? How come half of the apps I've used in the past are listed in the app store as "not compatible with this device, but they can be installed on $device_gone_to_rest_in_drawer_14_years_ago"?
I'm genuinely curious! I thought it was aggressive deprecation of mobile OS APIs that made old apps no longer work on new phones.