onlinepersona@programming.dev to Programming@programming.dev • 7 months agoWhat's the biggest change you would like to see in computing/tech?message-squaremessage-square48 fedilinkarrow-up135
arrow-up135message-squareWhat's the biggest change you would like to see in computing/tech?onlinepersona@programming.dev to Programming@programming.dev • 7 months agomessage-square48 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarelysdexic@programming.devhexbear2·7 months 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? linkfedilink
minus-squarecmeerw@programming.devhexbear11·7 months 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). linkfedilink
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).