15 years since the first Android Market: The app that changed the game
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It's been 15 years since Google launched the Android Market, the precursor to the Play Store. We look back at 15 years of apps and change.
  • BradleyUffner@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    For end users, a superapp is an application that provides a set of core features while also giving access to independently developed miniapps. For app developers, a superapp is an application integrated with the capabilities of platforms and ecosystems that allows third-parties to develop and publish miniapps.

    I may be getting old, but that sounds suspiciously like a “web browser”

    • kadu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago

      Web browsers allow you to access an open network of servers.

      Those apps like WeChat do offer a lot of features, but they’re entirely owned by the developer. You can access their microblog tool, their photo hosting, and so on.