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by dangrover 4915 days ago
The irritating part is that, even if I decide I want the app, I still have to use the website to see the particular piece of content I was linked to. Most sites just tell you to get their app, they don't deep link into the app when you do have it.
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Even worse: I can't recall the number of times I've clicked 'No thanks' on a 'Download our app'-page, only to get redirected to the homepage, instead of the page I was originally supposed to view.

Server attention span is still terrible, as explained by XKCD: http://xkcd.com/869/

I'll make a specific call-out to G+, which won't allow you to view a user's profile page on mobile unless you're signed into a G+ account.

Fuck you, Google.