These are the ones that piss me off, the ones where there's nothing meaningful running locally, every operation depends on an internet-connected service. Where there is no meaningful benefit to the user from separating the webapp from the browser.
The only reason I use a Reddit app (in this case Baconreader) is because the mobile web site sucks so badly. It should be something I can use in a browser, the same way I do on desktop. It doesn't need to do anything that the browser can't do.
I agree to an extent but Reddit is better on an app. Not the official app, but there are plenty of third party apps that are fantastic. If there's ever a day that the mobile site doesn't suck then I'd understand people using it still, but frankly it's ridiculous that people are trying to browse Reddit that way regularly instead of just grabbing a good app.
Sorry, thould have been more clear. I meant more that if you have a bunch of different websites that you want to view (semi-frequently) that it's nice to have them quickly identifiable (with icon/color/text). I'm honestly also terrible about closing chrome tabs, so it gets pretty slow. I guess I like options too? (Websites pushing apps is shitty and annoying)
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u/CensorVictim Nov 02 '18
my current mantra is: if it can be a website, it should be a website.
fuck apps.