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Another iPad-centric article. When are you folks going to wake up and realize there's the other 1/2 of the mobile market too?

Wow! iWeathr doesn't have RI! How do you not have one of the original 13 states????

JohnWells6xhf, on 28 March 2012 - 05:05 AM, said:

Hi John,

Save for Reader, all of these websites can be accessed on any smartphone or tablet (regardless of OS).

I will agree mobile versions of many sites have improved greatly, of late. However, well done dedicated apps can still surpass even mobile specific websites. Much has to do with whether the app developer creates a streamlined app, designed primarily for ease of use, or a full featured app designed to be robust and expansive.

As an example, the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) app, provides an experience that's feature rich, easy to navigate, uncompromising, and is truly the crème de la crème of mobile apps. Additionally, we're seeing more and more apps designed specifically for tablets or phones, with the tablet apps being much more functional and visually appealing then their phone based brethren; mostly due to the greater available screen real estate on tablets.

In the end, since apps and websites for a specific brand come from the same source, much depends upon whether the source (or owner) desires to put greater time and resources in the site or the app. As well, there will always be users who have a preference for one model or the other, if for no other reason, than it is what they have become accustom to.

As a personal preference, I desire not to load my mobile device (phone or tablet) down with countless apps. I have a certain few I use regularly (daily or weekly). For my other needs, I use my mobile browser and websites for those things I do less frequently on my mobile device(s). It remains, however, that the bulk of my heavy lifting is done either on my desktop or through my streaming video device (presently a Roku box). As the landscape of Internet content changes, that too may change as well.

This post has been edited by butlerwm: 28 March 2012 - 09:09 PM

User preference enables anyone to select the best device for his or her needs. A larger mobile market will offer more options for consumers and for business applications.

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