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As a general rule, how many here don't prefer Safari over web-pages-as-apps? Don't forget that the iPad is also positioned as a "family" device. While most peo
by frossie 16y ago
As a general rule, how many here don't prefer Safari over web-pages-as-apps?
Don't forget that the iPad is also positioned as a "family" device. While most people here would chiefly check email/twitter/RSS/recipes/etc, their kids want to play games. The majority of kids' websites are flash-based, and so that renders the iPad Safari useless, the only option being to download apps or get the laptop out.
Some really impressive apps that I think are hard-to-impossible to emulate in a browser right now are the Formula One Timing and Positioning app (which is amazing if you follow F1 racing). Another are games like Broken Sword.
But yeah. I'd rather read Google Reader in a browser than an app. It's all about the nature of the content.
- Groxx 16y agoTrue, there are the Flash-clones. Hadn't considered those. I know the average just-uses-it user has a use for pages-as-apps, and there's the Flash-clone market, but I'm primarily interested in the geeky crowd here. Personally, I'd probably use the browser 95%+ of the time, largely because I can customize it and it's consistent across sites. I value consistency & integration higher than a click or two, but I know I'm not everyone. Admittedly, I don't have an iPod/Phone/Pad, largely due to being a poor college student. I have plans to nab one and probably make a couple apps, but not quite yet.