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Re:The Decline of the Mobile Web by IpxqwidxG on Monday April 07, 2014 @03:56PM (#7548981)
Yes, but the growth aspect will move away from new native apps to new web apps as soon as 'UI side of the web' stops trailing too far.

I agree with you that the competition will push either sides forward, but by how much at each end? - that is the question.

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Re:The Decline of the Mobile Web by rimantas on Monday April 07, 2014 @03:59PM (#7549015) 

  > as soon as 'UI side of the web' stops trailing too far
Except not likely it ever will.
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Re:The Decline of the Mobile Web by elpool2 on Monday April 07, 2014 @05:37PM (#7549705)
I see no reason why it wouldn't catch up. What makes a good UI on a native app? Fast responses and clean animations? Fancy transparency and 3D effects, perhaps. There's no reason a web browser couldn't do these things. Web UIs may always be slower than native but with fast enough processors it will eventually reach a point where you just wont notice the difference.
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Re:The Decline of the Mobile Web by IpxqwidxG on Monday April 07, 2014 @04:04PM (#7549054)
Why do you think so?

There has been serious improvement in many areas of mobile web/browser support in the last 12 odd months; for what I've seen. Thanks to Android, Chrome, Firefox and Dolphin.

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