I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok
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Re: I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok
#2And if the only option is an app, then I'm not interested in your product / store / company.
Re: I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok
#3I understand the user point of view, but some web UIs nowadays are so bad and the app so good that I'm not sure this always holds true.
I do agree that this seems to be exception rather than the rule - so having both is actually nice IMHO.
Re: I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok
#4The author touches on this in the last section, but I'd reframe this a different way. The natural conclusion for a company who wants to funnel you to the app is, "the web version is a-OK? Let's make the web version worse."
I'd rather see this framed as, "if you don't have a high functioning web version, I don't need to use your service." Gimping my preferred medium will lose me as a customer. If enough people draw that line, "enshittifying" your web app should hurt your metrics, not help. That way maintaining a good web version is looked at as a long-term necessity, not a top of funnel.
Re: I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok
#5This sentiment will probably resonate with a lot of people here. I literally won’t use a service if they try to force me onto their app..
Re: I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok
#6I understand the user point of view, but some web UIs nowadays are so bad and the app so good that I'm not sure this always holds true. I do agree that this seems to be exception rather than the rule - so having both is actually nice IMHO.
Alternatively, they could just make the web UI good.
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#7dozens of apps on the smartphone is gross. an indicator for me of an elderly / technically illiterate smartphone user is the presence of a ton of apps, most of which were used long ago and seldomly.
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#8I wish PWAs were more of a thing. That is actually what I'd use instead of installing a company app.
Re: I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok
#9I understand the user point of view, but some web UIs nowadays are so bad and the app so good that I'm not sure this always holds true. I do agree that this seems to be exception rather than the rule - so having both is actually nice IMHO.
TurboTax, for all its faults is one of those where the desktop app is better than the webapp they keep pushing.
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