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That sounds like the arguments I used to hear from desktop devs back when web apps start to appear. And it still holds true in many cases. Microsoft Outlook,

That sounds like the arguments I used to hear from desktop devs back when web apps start to appear. And it still holds true in many cases. Microsoft Outlook, in many ways an example of both great and horrible desktop software, still holds the email client majority: http://www.campaignmonitor.com/stats/email-clients/ http://www.campaignmonitor.com/stats/email-clients/ Web apps are great when you get along with the designer's UI decisions. When you have a fast network connection (that's improved with specific web apps and offline modes, but it's by no means generally applied). When the servers are working well. Mobile apps share the same advantages and disadvantages, but they're multiplied tremendously. I lose my mobile signal in most stores I go into, for example, and on an awful lot of secondary roads throughout the Northwest.

bphogan 15y ago
Agreed. And for some apps, where you need to work offline, native is great. But for apps that require a network connection to work, I don't see the point of a native app.
curveship 15y ago
Outlook? The "majority" email client? Really? From your source: "The fine print The email client a person is using can only be detected if images are displayed. This can give an inflated weighting to email clients that display images by default, such as Outlook 2000 and the iPhone. It will also provide a lesser weighting to those that block images by default such as Gmail and Outlook 2007. Those email clients that aren't capable of displaying images, such as older Blackberry models and other mobile devices cannot be included in this study." Outlook isn't nearly the majority email client, it's just the one most likely to not block img bugs.
- georgieporgie 15y ago
  Outlook isn't nearly the majority email client, it's just the one most likely to not block img bugs. Do you have anything to support that claim?

bphogan 15y ago

Agreed. And for some apps, where you need to work offline, native is great. But for apps that require a network connection to work, I don't see the point of a native app.

curveship 15y ago

Outlook? The "majority" email client? Really? From your source: "The fine print The email client a person is using can only be detected if images are displayed. This can give an inflated weighting to email clients that display images by default, such as Outlook 2000 and the iPhone. It will also provide a lesser weighting to those that block images by default such as Gmail and Outlook 2007. Those email clients that aren't capable of displaying images, such as older Blackberry models and other mobile devices cannot be included in this study." Outlook isn't nearly the majority email client, it's just the one most likely to not block img bugs.

georgieporgie 15y ago
Outlook isn't nearly the majority email client, it's just the one most likely to not block img bugs. Do you have anything to support that claim?