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Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?
Web Apps vs. Native Apps
A frequently asked question we get is why get a native app when web “apps” are becoming so good? Why invest in Apple’s approval process and store (and soon Google’s and others) when you can hire a web developer to build you an HTML5 mobile friendly experience?
The benefits of native versus Web apps
Many of the benefits we see in computers today, are a result of competition between OS / application platforms.
Le débat prend chaque jour un peu plus d’ampleur chez les développeurs entre les partisans des applications natives et les aficionados des Web Apps : ces sites internet qui s’adaptent à tel ou tel terminal mobile et auxquels on accède via un navigateur. La question du développement de véritables Web Apps se posait encore assez peu il y a quelques années : les Smartphones n’étaient pas encore légions, HTML5 en était encore à ces balbutiements et il était difficile d’offrir une expérience utilisateur probante via un navigateur mobile première génération. Souvenez-vous des premières versions du monde.fr par exemple dans lesquelles il était fort peu aisée de naviguer.
Applications natives Web Apps : une question loin d’être réglée
Will Mobile Web Apps Eventually Replace Native Apps?
Last week I had the chance to attend Qualcomm's Uplinq 2010 conference in San Diego where I was able to sit it on several interesting discussions about mobile technology and its future. One of the sessions I was particularly interested in was a chat about the tools being created to improve web development optimized for mobile devices.
The growth of mobile web development comes about at a time when we are observing exponential increments in mobile web consumption. According to the 2009 Quantast Mobile Trends Report , last year saw a 110% increase in mobile web consumption in the US alone whilst worldwide growth stacks at 148% as measured by growth in pageviews.
The Ultimate Mobile Showdown: Native Vs Web Apps : SGEntrepreneurs
What is the future of the mobile Internet? Are native applications going to be the dominant form of digital interaction? Will new and developing browser technologies like HTML5 make the mobile Web preferable to apps?
Web vs. Native Mobile App? Forrester Says Do Both
HTML5 vs. Native Apps: the Google Plus Thread
Over on Google's new social networking service Google Plus , Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur started a great discussion on the differences between HTML5 mobile Web apps and native iOS and Android apps. The question he raised is what can you not do in a mobile Web app? You can't do video capture, for instance, or push notifications, among other things.12 Apr 2011 Despite the fact that native applications yield far superior engagement, they represent a burden for companies.