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What's the biggest change you would like to see in computing/tech? (programming.dev)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

not being forced to have an Android or Apple smartphone, so more open standards and just Web apps instead of proprietary apps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

(...) so more open standards and just Web apps instead of proprietary apps

What do you classify as "proprietary apps", and from the user's standpoint where do you see a difference between them and web apps?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Pretty much anything that's only available via an app store. The difference with web apps is that I can also use them on a laptop/PC and I have a bit more control about tracking (by using ad/tracking blockers).