If web apps are so good, why did Apple ditch them for the App Store?

[iMore.com]

Apple says that there are plenty of ways around the App Store. Like web apps. But is that really accurate?

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[scruffypig]

Because you don’t need the App Store to install a Web App. Nothing aggravates me more than downloading an app, such as one for a grocery store or pizza, and it is no different than loading the mobile web page. At least do something compelling?

 

[Annie_M]

I have no interest in web apps. I prefer using the App Store, and the protection it gives me.

 

[Just_Me_D]

Because you don’t need the App Store to install a Web App. Nothing aggravates me more than downloading an app, such as one for a grocery store or pizza, and it is no different than loading the mobile web page. At least do something compelling?

AMEN to that!

 

[Ledsteplin]

I have no interest in web apps. I prefer using the App Store, and the protection it gives me.

What if the site you want to visit is online only? Not in the app store.

 

[Annie_M]

What if the site you want to visit is online only? Not in the app store.

Good question, and I’ll have to think about that.

 

[metllicamilitia]

What if the site you want to visit is online only? Not in the app store.

Then it's essentially dead. I rarely use anything that is internet only. Even today, so many mobile sites are just horrendous. If they want browser traffic then they need to redesign their sites to be more effective for mobile use.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Then it's essentially dead. I rarely use anything that is internet only. Even today, so many mobile sites are just horrendous. If they want browser traffic then they need to redesign their sites to be more effective for mobile use.

Agree. But they are improving. I go to a forum that recently left TapaTalk. Their new site isn't like an app, but close. I use a bookmarklet for it, and sometimes forget it's not an app.