Web apps were promoted because Apple didn't have App Store yet,and Jobs always make grand statements to discredit things Apple doesn't have, until the day they have them, (like mice with two buttons, or phones with working antennas)
> Web apps were promoted because Apple didn't have App Store yet,and Jobs always make grand statements to discredit things Apple doesn't have
In 2007 many developers wanted a native SDK, similar to the one that Apple used internally, and were extremely disappointed at WWDC when Jobs announced Apple's "sweet" solution of web apps on the iPhone. In retrospect, two things have become clear:
1) the iPhone's support for web apps was surprisingly good and pointed to a future of responsive, standalone web apps that look and feel like native apps, and web technology as an alternative for implementing standalone apps
2) devs asked for a native SDK, and Apple said no; a year later, Apple gave them the App Store, which wasn't just an SDK but a new marketplace for mobile apps which led to "there's an app for that", millions of iPhone apps...and eventual complaints about Apple's terms
> until the day they have them, (like mice with two buttons, or phones with working antennas)
The trackpad on my Apple laptop actually has zero buttons. The clicking feature is a haptic and auditory illusion.
Jobs was technically correct that the iPhone 4 antenna worked properly when you didn't bridge it with your finger, and as I recall the low tech fix was a piece of insulating plastic to prevent you from doing so.
