Comments on: Apps vs. the web: Are they enemies or allies?

By: George Colony

George Colony — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:12:47 +0000

The Web is hardly a land of open content — the walled garden called Facebook is no more open than many apps that live in the App Internet world. I have posted a few more thoughts on all of this which you can find here: http://tinyurl.com/77jmfyy

By: Sri Ramanathan

Sri Ramanathan — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:12:39 +0000

The mobile web versus application debate has many of us in the industry thrilled about the deeper thought and discussion being stimulated around mobile proliferation and the future of both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-employee (B2E) interactions. I work for Kony, a mobile platform provider, and we believe that while HTML5 is certainly transforming the mobile landscape, Hybrid (or Mixed Mode) applications that use the features of both native and mobile web provide the most seamless, engaging applications. For example, while HTML5 offers enhanced animations and transitions, native continues to provide the performance-oriented features that users have come to expect. This further highlights why Hybrid apps are able to bring together the benefits of both, while never compromising the user experience. This is in alignment with Dave McClure’s perspective, that there does not have to be a dichotomy, and that apps which can link and exchange information across different services or devices are possible. This is why we suggest that organizations build their apps from a single code base. With a common API, developers can specify once and then translate an application into multiple native platforms- there’s no need to manually generate an application such as Google Wallet for 9,000 devices, 7 operating systems and 15 browsers.

-Sri Ramanathan

By: his Holeyness

his Holeyness — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:54:52 +0000

The winning technology will be the one with the porn. The loser will be BetaMax. As long as an app has to be “approved” by the apps store “quality control,” the web doesn’t have to be technologically better to win out in the end. There’s an 800 pound gorilla mounting the elephant in the room, and no amount of loyalty to a process will trump getting your freak on in the palm of your hand.

By: Shane Dickson

Shane Dickson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:21:27 +0000

I think a mistake that a lot of people make is trying to apply the decades-old debate about browser-based vs “fat” desktop applications to the mobile space. A smartphone, no matter how some might want it to be, isn’t a desktop. Even with HTML5, most browser-based web apps can’t match a comparable native app. I don’t just pull these conclusions out of thin air. I’m an avid consumer and user of both web and native apps for smartphones, as well as an experienced developer. What strikes me as odd is that some people forget that, initially, when the iPhone first came out, Apple would only allow web development. They had their reasons, but eventually, due to a huge demand for something better, they relented, and allowed native app development. As a developer, I have written HTML5 apps, hybrid apps(native apps that wrap HTML content), and have come away with the opinion that native apps win out most of the time. Of course, one should use the tool that fits the task at hand. I am often reminded of this saying when these debates start to gain momentum: “When all one has is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail.”

By: Andrew Salop

Andrew Salop — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:12:06 +0000

Apps vs. the web: Are they enemies or allies? http://t.co/8GGTPrGq

By: David Henderson

David Henderson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:43:00 +0000

Apps vs. the web: Are they enemies or allies? http://t.co/bLMD0226

By: Diego Lomanto

Diego Lomanto — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:25:15 +0000

Apps vs. the web: Are they enemies or allies? — Tech News and Analysis http://t.co/Ql3naNUK

By: Earl J. Wilkinson

Earl J. Wilkinson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:10:19 +0000

In the newsmedia industry, our conclusion for the moment is apps are for CEOs and investors yet the mobile Web is where the eyeballs and money are. Further insights at INMA here: http://bit.ly/vZDJKp.

By: Frank Lucero

Frank Lucero — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:08:53 +0000

Apps vs. the web: Are they enemies or allies?
http://t.co/6ILAwuE4

By: Mat Keep

Mat Keep — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:08:41 +0000

Interesting discussion whether apps will kill web: FB, Apple, Google, etc as walled gardens: http://t.co/i0UTlfAE Much 2 b said for HTML5