Not doing native development isn't about laziness. It's about freedom and flexibility. As much as is possible, you should strive to minimize your dependence on

Not doing native development isn't about laziness. It's about freedom and flexibility. As much as is possible, you should strive to minimize your dependence on any single company (at least until you have some clout), and having a code base that is locked to a closed platform breaks that principle. And look, what I'm saying here isn't ideologically motivated. It comes from hard experience. If I had a dollar for every time I sat on a blanket with two corners held by a single company, and then got that blanket yanked out from under me, well... I'd have three dollars.