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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by paulryanrogers on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @08:05AM (#46056997)
They can use features like GPU, USB, NFC, etc trivially; whereas websites and PWAs may not be able to at all.
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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by everdrive on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @08:28AM (#46057198)
In principle they could have good UIs, but some accident of incentives manages to prevent this. It's better for forgo the features to retain control over your own device.
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