[marginalia_nu]

Maybe it's a cultural thing the in parts of the world where iPhones are common?

I Androidland I mostly see websites pushing user to use apps, and users not using the apps because they're functionally identical to the website except they ceaselessly spam you with irrelevant notifications. Like the google app store feels cheap like a bargain bin, I don't think anyone expects to find anything serious in there.

[majewsky]

My perspective, from watching local (German) politics, is that business owners and the heads of government offices are who demand apps. They appear to think that to be hip and up-to-date, you need to have an app. (Possibly because that gives them an avenue to later spam people with notifications, though I would be surprised if they think that far.)