In a world of closed platforms, browser extensions are the rare exception that let users modify the apps that we use.
  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    27·
    7 months ago

    Being able to be in control of how the data came to your PC was literally always the promise of the World Wide Web.

    Which is why companies were so frantic to create App Stores that they could have full control over and ensure that the user had zero control over how they interacted with the internet.

    “Apps” were a mistake.

    • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com
      51·
      7 months ago

      completely agree. Waiting for some corpo shills to play devils advocate here how users are not smart enough to control their experience and corpos are just helping.