> 1) sharing data between apps is near-impossible, unless format converters are written (they never are) and explicit manual steps are taken. This is different

> 1) sharing data between apps is near-impossible, unless format converters are written (they never are) and explicit manual steps are taken. This is different for online? > 2) linking between apps is impossible (e.g. you configure an address for a client then click/tap on it to navigate to said client when the application is not made by microsoft). This is not true, all major operating systems support custom URI handlers. > 3) searching across apps is impossible. You can't just go to google.com, type in what you remember and have it show you the app. This is somewhat of a fair point, but if you already have the app installed you can search your installed applciations, which will be a limited search space. > 4) native apps are expensive, because they never have a huge market (compared to online apps). This is true, but I believe the cause is closer towards ads/datamining. > 5) native apps are really badly supported. What? > 6) you can't give anyone else access to your data (easily, just look at how long it took microsoft's army of developers to give office some semblance of real sharing. And it's still not up to par). There no reason something like Google Docs couldn't be implemented in a native application, APIs are still just APIs. It may just seem less natural to do so for some reason, though. > 7) anyone you want to give access to a doc now has to buy your (expensive) mobile app. What?[1][2] [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dataviz.docstogo https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dataviz.do... [2] https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/documents-free-mobile-office/id306273816?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/documents-free-mobile-office...