News - Financial Times launches web app, abandons native apps

[HEXUS]

Consolidated publishing platform bypasses app store restrictions.

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[crossy]

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?

[usxhe190]

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.

[kingpotnoodle]

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...

[spraint]

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.