@<markwylde https://twtxt.net/user/markwylde/twtxt.txt> "(#amuk2ja) @jlj @prologic @osnews It would be a really good move, but I think Apple will resist this like the plague. An even better move would be to just keep their Safari browser up to date with the web standards from at least 3 years ago. From my perspective, the only time I ever need an actual App, is for Push Notifications or File API access. The only reason you should "need" to be in the App Store, is if you want Apple to market your app. If you are happy to market your "app" yourself (by that I mean Progressive Web App), then you shouldn't need Apple."

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:52 Z (2 years ago)

@jlj @prologic@twtxt.net @osnews It would be a really good move, but I think Apple will resist this like the plague.

An even better move would be to just keep their Safari browser up to date with the web standards from at least 3 years ago. From my perspective, the only time I ever need an actual App, is for Push Notifications or File API access.

The only reason you should “need” to be in the App Store, is if you want Apple to market your app. If you are happy to market your “app” yourself (by that I mean Progressive Web App), then you shouldn’t need Apple.

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