Did you believe it when you heard it back then? I didn't. Apple offered "web apps" to placate would-be developers and buy time to refine the real SDK and work

Did you believe it when you heard it back then? I didn't. Apple offered "web apps" to placate would-be developers and buy time to refine the real SDK and work on the App Store model of delivery. (I know that jailbreakers love to give themselves credit for the SDK, but I think that fails the Principle of Parsimony in the case of Apple, who tends not to disclose things until they're ready, and who holds user experience - which web apps do not provide - above all else.) A lot of people didn't believe an SDK was coming until it was announced, but I don't think any of them really thought it through. I do believe Google's plan is to make the browser the centerpiece, on the other hand. Their model is to ensure a good web experience, to drive ad revenue, isn't it? Why would they add a native app API?