Mozilla: Don't Abandon Web For Native Mobile AppsHTML5 isn't the problem. Hardware that hobbles Web code is, Firefox maker says.
Web apps have had suffered a few recent setbacks. Over the summer, social game developer Wooga said it was abandoning an HTML5 project because the technology was not there yet. And Facebook, with much fanfare, rewrote its iOS app using native iOS code rather than HTML5 to make it more responsive. In addition, the company's long-rumored mobile HTML platform known as Project Spartan remains unreleased, suggesting renewed appreciation for the benefits of native code.
During the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in September, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, "I think the biggest mistake we made as a company is betting too much on HTML5 as opposed to native." Despite subsequent clarification that HTML5 isn't being abandoned, supporters of Web technology have felt the need to engage in damage control.
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