Not the poster you are asking this question of... but yes, that was true 15 years ago.
However these days, app stores have proven their massive profitability, so web tech on par with native apps threatens that income stream.
Offering reasonable functionality via web can be a huge win for certain app categories (anything with IAP or subscription) because it is easier to offer payment options that bypass app stores and their mandatory revenue slice.
> However these days, app stores have proven their massive profitability, so web tech on par with native apps threatens that income stream.
Does it? Of the millions of apps in the Apple and Google app stores, can you list a few that were pulled in favor of web-only distribution once web APIs made a web app possible?
However these days, app stores have proven their massive profitability, so web tech on par with native apps threatens that income stream.
Offering reasonable functionality via web can be a huge win for certain app categories (anything with IAP or subscription) because it is easier to offer payment options that bypass app stores and their mandatory revenue slice.