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		rchaud on March 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A nostalgic look back at when the Internet still f... Back then, not everything had been flattened to fit the needs of the app stores. Dedicated hardware existed for portable music, movies, games and photo/video. Each of these had their own particular design language and fanbase that made the world feel larger and more varied than the one-device-fits-all reality we havetoday.

davidmurdoch on March 24, 2024 [–]

What are the needs of app stores?

CatWChainsaw on March 24, 2024 | [–]

Hoover up as much market space, user data, and transaction revenue as possible.

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