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Band 7+: Why do some people not like using apps?

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From my perspective, some people dislike using apps because there are drawbacks. Let's start with the disadvantages of having a lot of apps on your phone. They can take up too much storage space on our devices. That's why not many people prefer having different apps on their phones. The second reason is that new apps often require funding and money to download and use. That's why many people do not use apps. Additionally, when they have so many apps, they can be interrupted. The more apps users have, the more interruptions they experience. That's why using apps is not suitable for some people.

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From my perspective, some people hate using apps because there are some drawbacks. Let’s get started from the disadvantages of having a lot of apps on your phone. Because maybe they can’t take up too much storage space on our devices. That’s why not many people prefer having different apps on their phones. And the second reason is that new apps are requiring some funding and some money to download and use it. Nobody’s. And that’s why many people do not use apps. And also when they have so many apps they can be interrupted. The more apps users have, the more interrupted they get. That’s why using apps is not suitable for some people.

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apps: 8

people: 4

they: 4

that's: 3

many: 3

using: 2

having: 2

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