Missing the point. Apple doesn't and can't control web apps that are outside the App Store. They can control what goes into the App Store. Preventing web apps f

Missing the point. Apple doesn't and can't control web apps that are outside the App Store. They can control what goes into the App Store. Preventing web apps from performing on par with native apps will discourage development outside their controlled app store. I'm not saying that Apple is doing this, just that the conspiracy theory does make sense and even has prior art (see Microsoft and IE6)