The article is discussing "share on [Facebook,Twitter,etc...]" type buttons on websites, not share via [OS functionality or other native app] buttons inside native apps.

That said, I'm curious as to why someone with enough technical sophistication to be posting on HN browses Amazon with a native mobile app instead of a web browser.

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mgiampapa 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Because using Amazon, one of the most popular e-commerce sites and an example of an app that doesn't expose a URL of content makes a great example of a wide class of applications and conveys the message I was trying to express.

Why do you, as someone with enough technical sophistication to be posting on HN, not understand the words? This is sarcasm, you don't need to answer.

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subroutine 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You prefer to browse amazon using a mobile web browser over the native Amazon app? Why?

	▲	Zak 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'll give the straight answer to what I think is a rhetorical question. Firefox for Android syncs with Firefox desktop so there's a shared history and I can easily send tabs from one to the other. It's also easy to copy proper URLs instead of shady shortlinks that often contain affiliate codes and trip spam filters. Finally, I don't want to give Amazon a foothold on my devices; the browser has a stronger sandbox than native apps do.

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6510 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

it was preinstalled on my phone