The job is not just "display text", it is to match the UX of the other newsstand apps: + Background Updating + Push Notifications + Works offline, always +

The job is not just "display text", it is to match the UX of the other newsstand apps: + Background Updating + Push Notifications + Works offline, always + Doesn't go down when your server does + Subscriptions without a credit card. I think all of these are something that mobile browsers can't do at all.