> The one piece from this author that I found most persuasive is the analysis of mobile web vs app usage share. The web is practically dead on mobile. Users spend practically no time there
According to the survey, people spend on average almost a half hour per day in mobile web browsers, and that percentage remained steady over the surveyed period. That's not "practically no time", and furthermore, if Apple Safari is supposedly falling behind, that hasn't caused a noticeable decrease in the time spent web browsing.
It is true that the time spent using mobile apps (including games) has been increasing. Whether that's good, bad, or neutral is subject to debate. But it's not clear why this is inherently worse than spending time in a web browser. Note also that the survey does not distinguish between iOS and Android.
Also, as the article notes, "our figures may undercount time in embedded mobile browsers, such as those within Facebook or Twitter."
False.
You appear to be referring to https://infrequently.org/2024/10/platforms-are-competitions/ which itself refers to https://www.emarketer.com/content/the-majority-of-americans-...
According to the survey, people spend on average almost a half hour per day in mobile web browsers, and that percentage remained steady over the surveyed period. That's not "practically no time", and furthermore, if Apple Safari is supposedly falling behind, that hasn't caused a noticeable decrease in the time spent web browsing.
It is true that the time spent using mobile apps (including games) has been increasing. Whether that's good, bad, or neutral is subject to debate. But it's not clear why this is inherently worse than spending time in a web browser. Note also that the survey does not distinguish between iOS and Android.
Also, as the article notes, "our figures may undercount time in embedded mobile browsers, such as those within Facebook or Twitter."