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by szasamasa 855 days ago
maybe there are still no great web apps because Apple is still crippling web capabilities on a major platform and the status quo is still hiring mobile app developers because not technical managers copy each other to stay safe and users are used to native apps

nobody said that you have to allow possible great standalone UX on major platforms like iOS because tons of managers made the mistake to invest in web strategy because they trusted Apple to be nice and hence they have these great products already

first step is open all major platforms so that managers and developers see the web as a potential alternative to native app stores, then we will see much more great web apps in 1-2-3-5-10 years... I think microsoft made outlook a web app to have one code base, it is a very big step that capital strong companies make first because it is reimplementing same functionality first...

we want great web apps in the future, the web capabilities are already there, we need investment and good app programmers instead of web designers to see great web apps that build on the great web capabilities

the web capabilities are already there, you should study them... the great web apps not yet because Apple has been crippling them for over 10 years now and they have sole power over one of the major platforms