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> Installing software is cringey as hell now?

When you know that the features you're interested in can be made easily available by a simple web app.

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the logic but doesn't that mean using a fancy pen is "cringey as hell" since you can just use a simple ballpoint pen?

Sorry, it just seems unnecessarily negative to me.

Yes, you are misunderstanding the logic. A normal web app doesn't need to be installed, disappears each time you close it, runs in a tight sandbox. Much better and lighter than have an app installed.

Besides, I do find fancy pens cringey, but that's another story :)

haha fair enough. Thanks for the clarification!

It's like you ask someone if you can borrow their pen, and they say "Sure, but only if I can rifle through your wallet and attach this GPS tracker to you"

This sounds like you're implying that all apps must require invasive permissions which is wholly incorrect.

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