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by subradios 1286 days ago
Serious trend? It never stopped. Literally every website on the mobile version will outright demand I download the app. Even sites that are on a desktop will refuse to do anything the site should do and instead tell me to download the app.

It's harder to game app downloads than site visits, so companies chased app downloads. It has very little to do with the user experience or preference.