I argue that app-first strategies are weakening the mobile web by forcing web-shaped products into closed containers. Browsers provide tabs, links, bookmarks, extensions, interoperability, and user control. Developers should support PWAs and better mobile browser capabilities to preserve open software.
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I argue that frontend projects should own an internal UI layer instead of scattering third-party components across product code. Wrappers create stable contracts, centralize accessibility, theming, defaults, localization, and vendor quirks, reduce migration risk, and make UI architecture product-owned.