Technically it is a client. Yes, you only read from their caching relay, but anyone could run a different caching relay if they wanted and use that instead. We just don't see any others in the wild because 1. Primal is the only client that currently supports this relay type and 2. Primal is generally geared toward less tech-savvy users, who aren't inclined to run their own infrastructure.
Primal provides their client apps, relays, media hosting, and a wallet. So it can function very much like a platform, but in my opinion their apps are still clients so long as users have the option to use other services in place of the services Primal offers. So, since users can use a different caching relay if they set one up, can write to any relays they want, not just Primal's, can use any Blossom server they want for media hosting, and any NWC enabled wallet they want, Primal's apps are still very much Nostr clients.
Dikaios1517
npub1ku…v3lhe
2025-05-03 19:40:47
in reply to nevent1q…gcnr
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2025-05-03 19:40:47Event JSON
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