@jamesweiner I’m loath to perpetuate this conversation, but the fundamental question is: why treat a web browser as an application runtime?
@tomstuart @jamesweiner : tech is incidental. Being able to run without installing is the fundamental win. It dominates all other effects.
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@slightlylate@jamesweiner Still a variation on “because it’s there” though. I understand why people find it convincing. I just don’t. -
@tomstuart : working on Chrome Frame showed how install friction kills. Go ask ios/android devs for conversion rate data. /cc@jamesweiner - 8 more replies
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