Apple kneecaps web apps to protect native apps
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Apple has intentionally kneecapped their progressive web app technology because they they want to box in the native apps and make them make them the only first class citizens on the on the platform.
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People insist 'it has to be an app' to be real. Dave says part of that is Apple deliberately hobbling progressive web app technology so native apps stay the only first-class citizens on its platform, which is why web-first podcast apps struggle there.
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the real threat to the iOS App Store, from progressive web apps is just the lack of the 30% cut.
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