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Ah I think going on 10 years ago native apps were a good bit ahead of web apps in terms of what you could do. Even currently native apps can have the edge in a
by rusk 9y ago
Ah I think going on 10 years ago native apps were a good bit ahead of web apps in terms of what you could do. Even currently native apps can have the edge in a number of areas, but the gap has closed. I think, for instance developing angry birds for web would be a little better off still in the native space. But the thing is, when you're talking about growth you're concerned not with these specialist areas, but the fringe areas where many are simply deciding web is more straightforward than native and is "good enough".
- Silhouette 9y agoFair enough, in the early days native apps had some big advantages. On iOS they still do to some extent, though that's mostly because Safari is such a limited browser and Apple won't let anyone else build something better on their platform. (<cynic>Gee, I wonder why.</cynic>) As you say, though, the web just has to be good enough to rival native mobile apps, and for most purposes that's been the case for several years now.