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arendtio on March 23, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Things you can do with a browser in 2020

What do you mean by 'just Firefox'? Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari all support Progressive Web Apps in general.

Older browsers, on the other hand, might not be able to use offline features, but at least you can use the app in the traditional always-on mode.

For your comparison with Java: It is true, Java is very device-independent, but the deployment procedures are much more complicated than simply entering a URL.

chinesempire on March 24, 2020 [–]

> What do you mean by 'just Firefox'? Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Safari all support Progressive Web Apps in general.

Chrome runs only on Windows/Mac/Android (Linux if you allow proprietary software on your distro)

Safari is only Windows/Mac/iOS

Firefox runs on many more platforms, but unfortunately its market share is low

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