> As far as I can see (I may be wrong, this is my estimate) Google tries hard to devote best talents to 1) ads and Search and it's maintaining 2) Chrome team 3)

> As far as I can see (I may be wrong, this is my estimate) Google tries hard to devote best talents to 1) ads and Search and it's maintaining 2) Chrome team 3) Google apps and services online and on iPhones. I don't know where you would insert WebApps in this list but it looks like that they are taking bigger portions of the Google Keynotes lately. Seems that Google is pursuing to arrive quick to the point where WebApps can substitute native apps. You can skip app stores (manifest), run apps in the background, synchronize and receive push notifications (service workers). They have dedicated talented people to design the specs (like Jake Archivald) and they are early adopters of them (Chrome and Android). WebApps are probably the greater threat to native apps. Apple resists hard to them (imagine the profit loss if anyone can bypass the App Store and it's commission e.g. Amazon). Webapps can't be used for high performance applications like games, music or VR. But definitely can make that talent or atention to be taken from the native ones.