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Ask HN: Am I the only person who hates mobile apps but adores computer software? (news.ycombinator.com)
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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'm roughly in the same situation. My issues with phone programs are, roughly in order of what pisses me the most:

  1. "This could be a web page, but gotta make it an «app» to milk user data" bullshit.
  2. It's probably paid, and expensive. Else, it's infested with ads. Else, it's crap.
  3. [Subjective] I hate repeatedly touching a tiny screen. I'd rather use a real keyboard. Like I'm doing now.

Couple that with phones in general being designed so you don't have full ownership of them, and frankly? I barely use my phone in relation to my desktop. Except as, you know, a phone.