>>>We (my day job company) make millions of dollars on applications we develop (and host generally) annually - a lot of our end users are consuming them on iPads. They like the applications and ask for more.
>>>You should look into web applications - your statements on the subject have little merit.
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>LOL. Go tell that to eBay, Priceline, Godaddy, banks, pizza outfits, the list goes on and on: they all have traditional web interfaces but they're all promoting native apps for Android and iOS. Why?

Because people are stretching for reasons to get new phones? Because people really like working with tiny interfaces? I'm stumped!