>This will be an add-on to my business application. So it will be used only by my customers. I have this application now on Pocket PC (developed in C#). I would like to port it to iPad. My concert, with regards to Xamarin, that if they fold or their product does not live up to the marketing, I am screwed. Doing it in HTML5 as web application with ASP.NET has less of a risk, IMHO.
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>>Who is the target market for this app? Is it something you want to sell?
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>>>If anybody done any work or some research of developing a business application for iPad, I have a question. I have two options (at least I can't think of others now): 1. Using MonoTouch from Xamarin develop a native iOs/mobile application or 2. using HTML5 with ASP.NET creating a web application. Which approach would you recommend? TIA.
Dmitry
There are a number of products you can use for HTML5 but know that the HTML5 for the iPad is (slightly) different than the one for Chrome or FF but works the same in Safari for Windows.
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http://www.sentenzaforiphone.com/This is an excellent choice and does not even require a web server to run. It opens it files internally so can be used for a standalone install.
2. For HTML5 and touch the SenchaTouch framework works very well especially when used with the above. There are a number od similar frameworks like this.
3. Phonegap also compiles HTML5 apps to appear as native. So is MobiOne
http://www.genuitec.com/mobile/4.DragonFire SDK dows iPhone but it is C++
5. For a solution that uses C# as you mention there is MonoTouch
Anyway it depends on whether you want to use C# or some other language. Also, as you know, to install your own apps on an iPhone/iPad, you HAVE to sell it thru the store or at least pay Apple the dev's license fee and ship a certificate with each app to your customers.
Or use a Jailbroken device.
The best solution would be to develop your own shell app using Obj C for a solution like the Sentenza one(WebView), and then all you need to do is produce your HTML files and the app will read them from an internal folder. Sentenza is like a built in web server and it reads the HTML files from its \www folder.
