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5 Reasons Why I Prefer Website Versions Over Apps
« on: September 02, 2024, 06:28:45 PM »
https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-why-i-prefer-website-versions-over-apps/

Hhh, also I'm one of the lucky few that doesn't use a phone.


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Re: 5 Reasons Why I Prefer Website Versions Over Apps
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2024, 12:45:12 AM »
I use as few apps as possible on my phone.  Most everything goes through the web browser (Vivaldi for Android) and that works real good for me.  But almost all the websites pester me trying to get me to download their app, which gives them more control and data about me.  MSN has gotten bad, I can only expand read about two articles on the mobile website.  After that to expand the article it will only do that with the app.  They really push that app but it's not happening.

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Re: 5 Reasons Why I Prefer Website Versions Over Apps
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2024, 01:17:26 AM »
I also often choose the web version over installing yet another app.

In general, I have tried to remove all "infinite apps" from my phone. An infinite app is an app that can be used infinitely without end. Social media apps would be the obvious example, but for many people email would be the most common example. Though not truly infinite, I have seen co-workers with over 1,000 unread emails in their inbox. For them email is effectively an infinite app.

I have never had social media apps on my phone and I have worked quite hard to keep my email to a minimum. But the browser is the most infinite of infinite apps for me. So I actually set my browser on my phone to block access after 5 minutes. I can override that for 15 minutes at a time, but I like to have that constant reminder.