> But Google has its sights on that as well, embedding web apps more closely into Android and presumably following usual snooping lines: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/11/google_progressive_web_apps/

Thanks for the pointer on the so called 'progressive web apps'.
Like any marketing gimmick sponsored by a leading organization, will be on the radar of any IT manager soon; better keep an eye on it!