Fair 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 b

Fair 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.