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Well said, there is a difference between website and web app. It's a hard line to find, but there is a big difference between Gmail and Hacker News.
by robmcm 14y ago
Well said, there is a difference between website and web app. It's a hard line to find, but there is a big difference between Gmail and Hacker News.
- oftenwrong 14y agoFWIW, the mobile web version of Gmail works well.
- monsterix 14y agoMobile web version of Gmail is a very stripped down version actually. Thankfully so, but notice that even Google could not take its full-fledged Gmail app to the tablet browser (I don't expect it on a smartphone anyway). In other words user don't get the fuller experience of web like they do on desktops. And that's exactly the point of this thread.
- robmcm 14y agoIt works, but there is a lot it can't do, and a lot of things that actually make it slower on poor connection (full page refreshes etc). It's also interesting to note that it's a different version of the app, as is the tablet and mobile version. A lot of people would have you believe you should have one version that fits all, easy to do for a basic website, un-feasable even when your a company the size of Google.