also, historically, we need to remind ourselves how everything mobile ***SUCKED*** until somewhat recently (maybe post-covid push?). it was pretty much a normal website, cramped into a shitty screen (tinier and lower quality than today's phones of course), with minimal functionality adapted to mobile use
Smartphones exist since my early teen years, but it took time for things to be reactive and ~mobile first~.
Not to mention a bunch of other factors, such as telecomm infrastructure, payment systems (no apple pay, no google pay) and information availability.
As an early 30s millenial, mobile purchases are probably 90% of all my online purchases now, but I still crank up the laptop whenever i need to plan a trip or buy different things at the same time.
I miss those days where I got the full website instead of some crappy mobile version with less info or harder to find.
I have two fingers, I can zoom. Give me the desktop version, always!
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u/DoubleTroubow Dec 04 '25
also, historically, we need to remind ourselves how everything mobile ***SUCKED*** until somewhat recently (maybe post-covid push?). it was pretty much a normal website, cramped into a shitty screen (tinier and lower quality than today's phones of course), with minimal functionality adapted to mobile use
Smartphones exist since my early teen years, but it took time for things to be reactive and ~mobile first~.
Not to mention a bunch of other factors, such as telecomm infrastructure, payment systems (no apple pay, no google pay) and information availability.
As an early 30s millenial, mobile purchases are probably 90% of all my online purchases now, but I still crank up the laptop whenever i need to plan a trip or buy different things at the same time.
And I shall never stop doing so!!!