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Is Apple trying to kill PWAs?

by parsadotsh on 4/2/20, 4:53 PM with 12 comments

• by dang on 4/2/20, 5:46 PM

  Previous thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22686602

  Edit: it looks like this article's main point was discussed pretty extensively in the previous thread, including at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22688294.

• by neurobashing on 4/2/20, 5:55 PM

  They do stuff like this not because they want to kill the web, but because Apple will always do what it thinks is in the best interests of the company and its customers.

  (Who comes first seems to depend on what the technology in question is.)

  In the case of WebKit, it's clear they see these "privacy-enhancing" features as a benefit to both, and so they go all-in.

  Like removing the floppy drives. Lots of people had good use cases for them but they believed it was the best move for everyone in the long term.

• by p2detar on 4/2/20, 5:57 PM

  Wow, this was the ELI5 article that worked for me. Now I finally get it for the context of homescreen apps.

• by vidugavia on 4/3/20, 8:20 AM

  It still kills tools like Twine in browser though: https://www.reddit.com/r/twinegames/comments/fp1ro2/ios_user...

• by connorgutman on 4/2/20, 5:49 PM

  Yes.

• by hotgeart on 4/2/20, 5:49 PM

  Still waiting for web push notifications.... I rly hate apple.