Comment by Arainach

This comes up from time to time and I still don't see it. The idea of packaged web apps and web sites is as old as the smartphone (and older on some platforms). Even today, I can tell what experience on my devices are packaged web apps and I don't enjoy them. UI elements don't look right, navigation elements don't behave properly, keyboard shortcuts are wrong. Web apps can be sufficient for some scenarios, but they don't lack the magical feeling of native apps.