onlinepersona@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 1 year agoWhat's the biggest change you would like to see in computing/tech?message-squaremessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down12
arrow-up191arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the biggest change you would like to see in computing/tech?onlinepersona@programming.dev to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squarecmeerw@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 year agonot being forced to have an Android or Apple smartphone, so more open standards and just Web apps instead of proprietary apps
minus-squarelysdexic@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago (…) so more open standards and just Web apps instead of proprietary apps What do you classify as “proprietary apps”, and from the user’s standpoint where do you see a difference between them and web apps?
minus-squarecmeerw@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoPretty much anything that’s only available via an app store. The difference with web apps is that I can also use them on a laptop/PC and I have a bit more control about tracking (by using ad/tracking blockers).
not being forced to have an Android or Apple smartphone, so more open standards and just Web apps instead of proprietary apps
What do you classify as “proprietary apps”, and from the user’s standpoint where do you see a difference between them and web apps?
Pretty much anything that’s only available via an app store. The difference with web apps is that I can also use them on a laptop/PC and I have a bit more control about tracking (by using ad/tracking blockers).