> The implication is clear: browsers unchained can do to mobile what the web did to desktop, where more than 70% of daily "jobs to be done" happen on the web.
This was an actual debate in the early days of app stores. Facebook was the most prominent company that decided to go with an HTML5 app instead of a native one. Doing so was one of the biggest strategic mistakes they've ever made. Zuck's words, not mine. (https://www.engadget.com/2012-09-11-zuckerberg-html-5-facebo...).
Web apps were slower, had issues dealing with the various browsers and saw less use.
It doesn't seem like the author has done any real research here.
This was an actual debate in the early days of app stores. Facebook was the most prominent company that decided to go with an HTML5 app instead of a native one. Doing so was one of the biggest strategic mistakes they've ever made. Zuck's words, not mine. (https://www.engadget.com/2012-09-11-zuckerberg-html-5-facebo...).
Web apps were slower, had issues dealing with the various browsers and saw less use.
It doesn't seem like the author has done any real research here.