> Native apps are silos, full stop. Except that they're sometimes not, and certainly don't have to be. There's no reason why HTML has to be the One True Form o

> Native apps are silos, full stop. Except that they're sometimes not, and certainly don't have to be. There's no reason why HTML has to be the One True Form of hypertext - inter-app deep linking and app-to-HTML linking do exist, even if they aren't quite as widespread and cross-platform as HTML-to-HTML linking. There's nothing fundamentally different about the way HTML links than the way iOS or Android apps link to each other: it's just that one is more common and works on more things. I still prefer HTML's linking, but I also prefer the experience of a native app (for now). There's no fundamental difference between them, beyond the issue of distribution (which is an important one, but not one you mentioned).