Considering you're brushing off everything he said and trotting out tired justifications nobody asked for maybe you're just using any excuse - the profanity will do - to justify ignoring him.
Besides, those good reasons aren't.
a) You spent good money, but did you make it a good experience for the user?
b) But usually the app is trash compared to a web browser, and offers a far worse experience.
c) Retaining user engagement is hard when you pop up unrelated nag screens instead of making the user's task easier on your site than your competitors'.
d) I want a website, you want to implant a brain worm.
This is exactly why I would agree with the poster. Tons of entitled nonsense justifying making your users' experience worse - for them.
What sites are you affiliated with?
Besides, those good reasons aren't.
a) You spent good money, but did you make it a good experience for the user?
b) But usually the app is trash compared to a web browser, and offers a far worse experience.
c) Retaining user engagement is hard when you pop up unrelated nag screens instead of making the user's task easier on your site than your competitors'.
d) I want a website, you want to implant a brain worm.
This is exactly why I would agree with the poster. Tons of entitled nonsense justifying making your users' experience worse - for them.
What sites are you affiliated with?