> Personally, I think web browsers are too large a surface area to secure/keep secure and the world is probably going to swing the opposite direction to native,

> Personally, I think web browsers are too large a surface area to secure/keep secure and the world is probably going to swing the opposite direction to native, downloadable applications without the interference of a third-party store. Wait, you think downloadable native apps without any intermediary to validate them is more secure? What you're describing is basically the old shareware system, which was riddled with security issues.