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Imagine an article that asserted "Desktop apps must die!" to be replaced by web apps, naturally. Sure, organizing mobile apps is a pain. I agree. But I can't
by nirvana 15y ago
Imagine an article that asserted "Desktop apps must die!" to be replaced by web apps, naturally.
Sure, organizing mobile apps is a pain. I agree. But I can't tell you the number of times I've known there was a website that had some web app, and had a heck of a time trying to find it.
URLs, in people's minds, are very ephemeral... while apps are more tangible in a way.
I think for some applications the web delivery mechanism will be superior, while for other applications, native apps will always be superior.
Is the Facebook iPhone app a web app or a mobile app, or a hybrid? Facebook gives people the choice.
- suivix 15y agoSearch is replacing the need to know URLs or even the names of apps. I use command + space all the time on my Macbook Air to open apps. I use Google Chrome and never enter in URLs... I type in a few letters of the site I'm looking for, and the browser is intelligent enough to fill the rest in.
- freejack 15y agoI think this only solves part of the problem. Apps need to become addressable in order for discovery to properly work. I think its a great startup opportunity. I wrote a longer thought on this at my blog earlier tonight - http://www.byte.org/2011/10/10/mobile-apps-need-more-than-google-they-need-their-own-dns/ http://www.byte.org/2011/10/10/mobile-apps-need-more-than-go...