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    News - Financial Times launches web app, abandons native apps

    Consolidated publishing platform bypasses app store restrictions.
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    re: News - Financial Times launches web app, abandons native apps

    I've zero interest in the Financial Times but I'm curious about this new development.

    Given that there seem to be so many advantages to the web-based delivery, (faster, easier to port, easier to update, more features, no fee to Apple), why would someone want to deliver a conventional app? Is there still an advantage to having a conventional app?
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    re: News - Financial Times launches web app, abandons native apps

    I think this will catch on. All website companies need to do is make a new website that caters for the screen resolution of smartphones.

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    re: News - Financial Times launches web app, abandons native apps

    Quote Originally Posted by crossy View Post
    I've zero interest in the Financial Times (typo alert Hexus - article title's wrong!) but I'm curious about this new development.

    Given that there seem to be so many advantages to the web-based delivery, (faster, easier to port, easier to update, more features, no fee to Apple), why would someone want to deliver a conventional app? Is there still an advantage to having a conventional app?
    I think they might work better on more basic/slower phones which would render a webpage slowly, the Wildfire or San Fran etc, perhaps less data would be needed as well if many graphics and stylesheets etc are locally stored...

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    re: News - Financial Times launches web app, abandons native apps

    Quote Originally Posted by crossy View Post
    Is there still an advantage to having a conventional app?
    At the moment, the FT app is much better at caching offline content and linking between articles.

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