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I believe that Scott Jenson put it best in 'Why Mobile Apps Must Die'- http://vimeo.com/33692624 http://vimeo.com/33692624 Watch it. The problem with native a
by randomfool 14y ago
I believe that Scott Jenson put it best in 'Why Mobile Apps Must Die'- http://vimeo.com/33692624 http://vimeo.com/33692624
Watch it.
The problem with native apps is the installation barrier- if I had apps installed to do everything that I'd love my phone to do, I'd be overwhelmed with hundreds of apps installed. Web-based apps have the potential to slip in and out of use as necessary, with more applicable discovery mechanisms (geo, proximity, etc).
- ridiculous_fish 14y agoYou speak of the "installation barrier" as if it's something insurmountable. But why should it be? A native app zero-install mechanism seems more plausible to me than wide adoption of a hypothetical geolocating proximity web. The reason is that native apps can move so much more quickly than web apps. I'll bet Apple could get widespread adoption of a zero-install feature on iOS in six months, simply by mandating it for the app store and featuring early adopters. But HTML5 YouTube has been in beta for over two years, and the <video> tag was introduced over half a decade ago. The web moves at a snail's pace by comparison. I did try to watch the video, but scrubbing didn't work, which sort of illustrates my point.
- cageface 14y agoBoth web apps and native apps are here to stay. They have complementary strengths and weaknesses.