this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Maybe for some companies. For others the main draw card is push notifications and a big shiny icon for the product on your phone. Also, just FOMO when every other company has an app.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

that's also doable on the modern web without an app. service workers go brrr

in fact, the same companies do this all the time on their desktop sites, because no one's gonna install kfc.exe to order some chicken

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Apps without a bunch of trackers are few and far inbetween