>>http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/19/technology/publishers-straddle-the-apple-google-app-web-divide.html
>>
>>I lean toward the browser myself.
>>I don't see how the app stores add value.
>
>Hmm. A well designed app will usually beat a well designed website. And designing a website that will work well across multiple devices is not 100% effective - although Bootstrap or similar can help.
>
>Also, the article is primarily about content publishers. Building a good website for other purposes such as business application is even harder - for example access to hardware services such as GPS, orientation etc. still has a way to go with HTML5
>
>My 10c....

Thank you for the 10c Viv

My clients are generally looking for remote data capture and inquiry, so a browser does quite well and doesn't have all the overhead of an app.

Christof stopped by at the VFP Philly group en route to SW Fox and gave a fascinating talk on how to capture those sensors in .NET and VFP.
It's quite hairy, but he can do it.

Going way, way back, there were a similar conflict between the dumb terminal and the smart terminal.
Michael Bloomberg bet his career on the (very) smart terminal and made billions, but just about every airline is still using dumb (comparatively) terminals, as are most ATM's.