Depends. "Worse is Better" used to be one of the most reliable phenomena in the software industry. That would suggest a more open, network-centric, HTML-based i

Depends. "Worse is Better" used to be one of the most reliable phenomena in the software industry. That would suggest a more open, network-centric, HTML-based interface should win, despite annoyances or bugginess. But that rule doesn't seem to be holding true for the mobile market. I don't really understand it. Maybe simplicity, affordance, and marketing are now the important factors, given the kinds of users we are now reaching. Or, maybe it's Apple's ability to deliver key hardware innovations, years ahead of the competition. (http://www.quora.com/Apple-Inc-2/What-would-be-a-good-use-of-Apples-97-8+-billion-in-cash http://www.quora.com/Apple-Inc-2/What-would-be-a-good-use-of...). One would think this trend couldn't last, but they do it over and over again.