On 17.11.2012, at 03:32, Jeffry Houser wrote: > On 11/16/2012 10:25 PM, Hordur Xtest2 Imap wrote: >> Also, when Steve J started his crusade against Flash on the iPhone, part of >> the argument was HTML5 is so good you can do anything with that, that you >> can do in Flash. Fast forward a few years and the reality is almost all >> mobile apps are native apps, not web apps. Some think that will change >> eventually, I don't. > > A very common criticism of mobile apps and Native App stores is that the > bulk of apps are just a "Wrapper" around HTML / web sites. Now; I don't use, > or know about, enough apps to be able to gauge the truthfulness of such > criticism. But, I have heard of quite a few approaches to make native apps > using HTML5.
If I remember correctly, the FaceBook app on iOS was exactly such a case, it was an app but underneath was either fully web based bundled as an app or at least heavily based on web tech. Users complained about it for a long time as it was glacially slow, even on the latest iPhones. Eventually FB caved in and created a fully native app. > > > -- > Jeffry Houser > Technical Entrepreneur > 203-379-0773 > -- > http://www.flextras.com?c=104 > UI Flex Components: Tested! Supported! Ready! > -- > http://www.theflexshow.com > http://www.jeffryhouser.com > http://www.asktheflexpert.com > -- > Part of the DotComIt Brain Trust >
