&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Web Design on Hi from Dwipal</title><link>https://dwipal.com/blog/tags/web-design/</link><description>Recent content in Web Design on Hi from Dwipal</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:53:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://dwipal.com/blog/tags/web-design/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>My thoughts on browser vs app for mobile</title><link>https://dwipal.com/blog/posts/2010-12-27-my-thoughts-on-browser-vs-app-for-mobile/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:53:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://dwipal.com/blog/posts/2010-12-27-my-thoughts-on-browser-vs-app-for-mobile/</guid><description>&lt;div&gt;Having built YouTube Mobile, which is doing very strongly in both app and browser space, the question of browser vs apps on mobile frequently comes up. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Below are my thoughts:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Now: Apps are better than browser&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The only way you can get an 'awesome' looking mobile interface is via a native app.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;People have been trained to use the app store to find the services they want rather than just visiting the website. App store is the new Yahoo Directory.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mobile website usage is also improving, but does not come close to most mobile apps. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mid-term:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Browser based apps catch up with native apps for most cases, but are still available via app stores because of discoverability&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Long term:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;People will be back to visiting the services that provide the apps directly, making app stores less relevant
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are 4 factors that determine whether a mobile interface will be native app or webapp:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ease of development&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Quality of Interface&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distribution&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Monetization&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Apps vs Browsers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;2011 will be all about Apps, but browser will start taking over towards the end&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;HTML5 based apps will finally get to a point where they are actually of good quality and usable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This is going to be the worst year for mobile developers, as they will have to deal with building a ton of apps which will drive more force towards html5 based apps&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><content:encoded>&lt;div&gt;Having built YouTube Mobile, which is doing very strongly in both app and browser space, the question of browser vs apps on mobile frequently comes up. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Below are my thoughts:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Now: Apps are better than browser&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The only way you can get an 'awesome' looking mobile interface is via a native app.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;People have been trained to use the app store to find the services they want rather than just visiting the website. App store is the new Yahoo Directory.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mobile website usage is also improving, but does not come close to most mobile apps. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mid-term:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Browser based apps catch up with native apps for most cases, but are still available via app stores because of discoverability&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Long term:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;People will be back to visiting the services that provide the apps directly, making app stores less relevant
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are 4 factors that determine whether a mobile interface will be native app or webapp:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ease of development&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Quality of Interface&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Distribution&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Monetization&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"&gt;Apps vs Browsers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;2011 will be all about Apps, but browser will start taking over towards the end&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;HTML5 based apps will finally get to a point where they are actually of good quality and usable&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This is going to be the worst year for mobile developers, as they will have to deal with building a ton of apps which will drive more force towards html5 based apps&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;
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