Why in the world does every store, every service, every organization need an "app"?
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Why in the world does every store, every service, every organization need an "app"?
What is wrong with having a decent, functioning website?
I do not want to read, buy, organize and research things in an "app". I want websites. I mean, why do we have those big screens, right?
I hate, hate, HATE apps. I hate having to use my phone.
Why is everyone trying to make me use a tiny screen, a crappy "keyboard" with minuscule keys, and insists that is progress?
I think they assume it will trap you into using their service more or buying from them more since you went to the trouble of downloading and setting their app up. I only do this for companies I already like and intend to keep using. With the others, if they don't have an accessible website that's easy to navigate, I move on.
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@Firlefanz read Doctrow’s Enshittification. Apps have anti-tampering, anti-reverse engineering protections web sites lack.
I would assume Apps have that only if it's programmed into them.
But thanks, that is a good point to keep in mind.
I'm just so fed with creating accounts for every little service, giving them name, address birthday, they are all grabbing data when I don't really want them to.
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I think they assume it will trap you into using their service more or buying from them more since you went to the trouble of downloading and setting their app up. I only do this for companies I already like and intend to keep using. With the others, if they don't have an accessible website that's easy to navigate, I move on.
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Why in the world does every store, every service, every organization need an "app"?
What is wrong with having a decent, functioning website?
I do not want to read, buy, organize and research things in an "app". I want websites. I mean, why do we have those big screens, right?
I hate, hate, HATE apps. I hate having to use my phone.
Why is everyone trying to make me use a tiny screen, a crappy "keyboard" with minuscule keys, and insists that is progress?
And well... I suppose that also answers my question:
Apps might be more resistant to the lastest Google attack.
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I would assume Apps have that only if it's programmed into them.
But thanks, that is a good point to keep in mind.
I'm just so fed with creating accounts for every little service, giving them name, address birthday, they are all grabbing data when I don't really want them to.
I'm sure the anti-tampering stuff is true, but I also hate apps with a passion and do not use them if there is any way to avoid them.
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Why in the world does every store, every service, every organization need an "app"?
What is wrong with having a decent, functioning website?
I do not want to read, buy, organize and research things in an "app". I want websites. I mean, why do we have those big screens, right?
I hate, hate, HATE apps. I hate having to use my phone.
Why is everyone trying to make me use a tiny screen, a crappy "keyboard" with minuscule keys, and insists that is progress?
@Firlefanz my iPhone has the apps which came on it.
I have added Mastodon and Bluesky.
I do not need to add anything else.
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@Firlefanz read Doctrow’s Enshittification. Apps have anti-tampering, anti-reverse engineering protections web sites lack.
@slott56 @Firlefanz Apps also allow corporations to collect much more data about the user.
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I would assume Apps have that only if it's programmed into them.
But thanks, that is a good point to keep in mind.
I'm just so fed with creating accounts for every little service, giving them name, address birthday, they are all grabbing data when I don't really want them to.
@Firlefanz nah. It’s the law. Apps are covered by anti-tampering laws.
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@slott56 @Firlefanz Apps also allow corporations to collect much more data about the user.
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@Firlefanz nah. It’s the law. Apps are covered by anti-tampering laws.
Where?
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Where?
@Firlefanz @slott56 DMCA.
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No, I meant which country. Because as far as I know there are few international laws about software.
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No, I meant which country. Because as far as I know there are few international laws about software.
@Firlefanz @stevendbrewer USA. The original intent might have been anti-circumvention of various locks and controls on DVD players to help manage intellectual property. (ie. movie anti-piracy). But it is broadly applied to any software you purchase.
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@Firlefanz @stevendbrewer USA. The original intent might have been anti-circumvention of various locks and controls on DVD players to help manage intellectual property. (ie. movie anti-piracy). But it is broadly applied to any software you purchase.
@slott56 @Firlefanz Yeah, but @pluralistic did a great job of laying out in this talk how the USA has pressured basically every country in the world to pass identical anti-circumvention legislation. He's pointed out that they could reclaim their digital sovereignty by repealing those laws and allowing their people to circumvent the techbro's lock on innovation: https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/39c3/#the-new-coalition
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