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Google announced a Chrome Web Store that does exactly that. IMHO this is Apple's blind side, too. I can rebuild most of the appstore's apps in HTML 5 and "sell
by jhuckestein 16y ago
Google announced a Chrome Web Store that does exactly that.
IMHO this is Apple's blind side, too. I can rebuild most of the appstore's apps in HTML 5 and "sell" them through mobile safari. Apple doesn't get a ut if I do that.
- DenisM 16y agoHave you tried? It seems to me that it's very hard to replicate the native feel of the apps in HTML as there is always some imperceptible lag that kills the experience compared to silky-smooth native cocoa touch. Nothing prevents Apple from maintaining or even widening this gap, if they chose to.
- jhuckestein 16y agoHere's some things that prevent Apple from having the AppStore compete with web-apps: - Developer Support: Web apps only need to be coded once for all platforms. Deployment is in only one location (instead of all installed devices). tTe idea of a thin client is VERY appealing to many developers. - Mobile Safari: If Apple wants their mobile browser to remain competitive with Google's mobile browsers they need to support the very features that will kill the AppStore - The AppStore policies: I can publish apps that would violate the AppStore's terms as a web-app. It will be cross-platform and can even be things like a code editor or a porn browser. Go and try 280slides.com. We're very close already as far as UI and feel goes. IMHO it's very hard to deny the coming age of web apps and thin clients (aka the age of Chrome OS).
- DenisM 16y ago280slides is terribly broken on the iPhone, so it proves nothing.