@jamesweiner I’m loath to perpetuate this conversation, but the fundamental question is: why treat a web browser as an application runtime?
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@jamesweiner The answers seem to range from “because it’s there” to “because there’s nothing better”, but I don’t find those convincing.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tomstuart@jamesweiner : they're unconvincing because they don't explain what you see. The real reason is (lack of) distribution friction.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@slightlylate@jamesweiner Right, that’s another one that crops up. But e.g. the App Store is a few UX tweaks away from being zero-install.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@tomstuart @jamesweiner : sorry, not true. Navigating trust/permissions, bundling model (download size), etc. VERY hard to retrofit.
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