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    20 days ago

    As long as software is available in the Software Manager to be installed that way… I don’t care what format it’s in.

    But don’t make normies go to the terminal. It’s inhumane, and really does not help the masses get away from big tech - which is a worthier goal than keeping your software terminal-only.





  • They don’t have to be, as far as I understand it. I’ve installed a few websites as apps on my phone (because their app had trackers in it) and they can work really well. Examples are Bluesky and Flipboard.

    An example where I agree with you is LinkedIn - installed as a web app due to trackers - but they know this, and the whole point of their app is to get you with Facebook and Microsoft trackers, so they make the web app experience miserable on purpose.

    But (and correct me if I’m wrong) a PWA made by a non-surveillance capitalist could be just as good as a native app.