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[โ€“] skisnow@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 months ago (9 children)

I'm currently in a whole thing with the marketing team where we're basically forced to do an app version of our website because bookmarks just aren't done that well in mobile browsers. If you make the user install an app, then it'll be on their home screen and they'll be more likely to return to your site, whereas if you're web-only there's a chance they'll forget about you after the first visit.

It's going to cost us tens of thousands to develop the mobile app, $100/year for Apple's developer fee, and 30% of our subscription revenue, all whilst providing no actual technical benefits or making it easier for the user.

Apple and Google have made billions of dollars just off the back of nothing more than websites wanting to have their link appear on the mobile's home screen.

[โ€“] Boozilla@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Late stage capitalism. It's all rent seeking, all the way down.

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