My recollection of HN 15 years ago includes a lot of annoyance with apps that could have been a website and how these walled gardens harm our freedom
replyGot my date wrong. What about twenty years ago?
replyIn 2006, before Android, the iPhone, or app store existed? Were you even alive 20 years ago?
reply> everyone was jumping and praising mobile Eco-systems.
replyLiterally who?
The app-devs were salivating on striking it rich on a garbage app.
replyThe rest of us groan when we hear "DOWNLOAD OUR APP" or grocery stores that want you to install their spyware coupon app.
These days, nost apps are just data exflitrators, spyware portals, and surveillance pricing initiatives, wrapped up with a "FREE THINGY" wrapping.
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