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The reason most people use apps instead of websites is that the devices they are using do not have a desktop class browser in them. iOS and iPadOS devices specifically run the mobile version of Safari which makes using modern web apps a painful experience.

The one actual selling point a Microsoft Surface has over an iPad at this point is that you get to use real web browsers on it.



What does "desktop class browser" means in practical terms? What is it in the mobile version of Safari that holds you back?


Your information is out-of-date. Safari on iPad has served up desktop versions of web pages by default for years now.




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