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[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

not being forced to have an Android or Apple smartphone, so more open standards and just Web apps instead of proprietary apps

[–] lysdexic@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

(...) 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?

[–] cmeerw@programming.dev 16 points 11 months ago

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).