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Facebook is an app you use often, so the increase in responsiveness is well worth it. In the case of most startups, native apps are unnecessary. I already see

Facebook is an app you use often, so the increase in responsiveness is well worth it. In the case of most startups, native apps are unnecessary. I already see that feeling trend my geek friends ("Ah, not another of those sites that want me to download their app. I just want to see the [movie listings, items for sale, opening hours, etc.]"). Worth noting, also, that Facebook (and Twitter) is mostly just a window with a browser (hence why the mobile sites are very similar).

jasonkolb 15y ago
>> In the case of most startups, native apps are unnecessary. I think the point the original post was trying to make was that in deciding between Web and native app, only native apps will be necessary. In other words, why spend the time developing a Web app when everyone will use it on a mobile anyway. (I just want to point out that there's a large part of my soul that is just torn over agreeing with this post, because I would much prefer an open Web to proprietary apps. And I built Web apps for years. However, denial does not become an entrepreneur.)