iPhone native Apps - the great leap backwards?

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John Allsop wonders aloud whether or not most iPhone native apps should be web apps, instead. Although I don't really share John's lack of enthusiasm for native iPhone apps in general, I definitely think he has a point. Many of the best apps on the iPhone are simply interfaces to web content. Many of them don't offer any real advantages over a similar web app. Developers would be wise to still consider the web app direction as a possibility, unless they specifically need to access native functionality such as the camera or location data -- web apps are more compatible, more distributable, and arguably easier to develop.

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• Saved by Jeff Croft on July 21, 2008.
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