> Now why is this? It's because web apps offer a significantly poorer user experience across the board. That is true today, but to say the issues can't never b

> Now why is this? It's because web apps offer a significantly poorer user experience across the board. That is true today, but to say the issues can't never be solved is a bit of stretch: - Speed issue: NaCl. - Standard widgets: HTML5 already have input type=datetime, color picker, address book, and many more. - Animation: WebGL. - GPS: Geolocation API is available today on most browsers. - Sensors: Accelerometer API is available today on some browsers. Now I'm not saying that web app will certainly become the norm, but it's not impossible.