>FWIW, I promoted web apps for many years but recently was involved in a fat client app for Windows desktop. Reason: we needed multiple top level forms with external apps able to be positioned in between our forms. We paid a lot of money for web experts to do this for the web model we preferred- but in the end the native Windows option was snappier and far more reliable. Doesn't mean I think native Windows apps are Nirvana- but it does make me review whether browser apps are the best every time as some would have it.

To me, discussing whether web apps will dominate in the future is like discussing whether GUI will win over text-based UI in the 90's.
The real question is not whether it'll happen, just how long it'll take to happen.

In this thread, Bill drew an interesting comparison of mobile device usage by kids and field servicemen.

At least one thing we can be sure about, those kids will be these servicemen one day, and will expect to use mobile devices the same as today!