I still prefer native over the web. Some examples: Gmail on the web feels a bit slow and sluggish vs Apple Mail is fast, all attachments are there, and it jus

I still prefer native over the web. Some examples: Gmail on the web feels a bit slow and sluggish vs Apple Mail is fast, all attachments are there, and it just feels better. Google Calendar is a pain to use - again slow and sluggish. iCal is fast and feels like what a calendar should feel like. Address book the same. iPhoto/iTunes as well. I think if Hacker News had a good native client, I'd prefer that over the web. The web is definitely impressive... like Trello. Trello feels fast and it's super versatile. But if Trello had a native app, I'd definitely prefer that (of course it's got to be done well). But I understand the development costs of supporting multiple native platforms. It's also the loss of focus because you need to have your team separated out vs focused on one platform (ie., 37 Signals).