That argument would have more weight if you iPhone apps were distributed as Objective C source code. They're distributed as ARM binaries. I think the standard

That argument would have more weight if you iPhone apps were distributed as Objective C source code. They're distributed as ARM binaries. I think the standard definition of "native" is "binary". I would argue that Firefox OS apps are not native, and neither are Android's Java based apps. That said, I don't think the distinction necessarily matters in practice. I'm excited by Firefox OS--Mozilla tends to do cool stuff.