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> We've climbed 70 spots in the App Store since this time last year.

Shows how valuable the Play Store is to them

Nikita Bier's whole claim to fame was getting apps into top positions in the app store. It's his thing.

And how much they (like all other social media) put their mobile web experience into limp mode for no good reason.

Well the good reason, ostensibly, is that web versions develop a small user base and are not profitable.

Just a few years ago on Show HN it was a daily occurrence that somebody would post a web app and somebody else would complain it’s broken with JavaScript off.

HN cares about things average users don’t.

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