No, I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version is A-OK.

A critique of the growing trend where companies deliberately degrade their web experiences to push users toward native apps. The author argues that most apps are just thin clients rendering JSON, yet companies force downloads to gain analytics control, push notifications, and bypass ad-blockers. The post covers the 'enshittification loop' where services build audiences on the open web then hobble web versions once users are locked in, the poor quality of many cross-platform apps (citing Flutter shader jank), and how the browser is being reduced to a top-of-funnel marketing channel for app stores.