Ok, time for some Web Platform real talk.
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Replying to @slightlylate
First, ICYMI, the future is mobile: http://ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2015/6/19/presentation-mobile-is-eating-the-world …
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Replying to @slightlylate
Second, the correct way to understand the success (or failure) of your platform is by user-time spent in apps built on it.
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Replying to @slightlylate
(and don't try to tell me that's the wrong metric; if you've got one that puts you in a better light, you're only deluding yourself)
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Replying to @slightlylate
I think the numbers do look worse than the truth of the situation. The "in-app browser" is a recent and huge distortion here.
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Replying to @hillbrad
: we're trying to measure that now. It's not clear how much that matters, though. Gatekeepers gonna gatekeep.
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Replying to @slightlylate
@hillbrad022 Facebook + WeChat are now two of the world's biggest browsers (whether we're happy with that definition or not).2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
Replying to @stephanierieger
: a few points on that. Both fail to use secure runtimes. This is a TRAVESTY. Second, neither report usage.
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Replying to @slightlylate @stephanierieger
: so while that's true, it doesn't impact decision maker thinking about web vs. not-web and game now is about $
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Replying to @slightlylate @hillbrad022
Not sure it won't impact decision w/ potential for PWA, web workers, Physical Web etc to be be flaky in a webview
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: this is another reason Chrome Custom Tabs are so needed/powerful. Same Chrome features, not broken, halfassed
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Replying to @slightlylate
: and let me be very clear to my friends at FB: you're hurting users & the web. /cc
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