[bruceboughton]

Surely refresh is just kill for web-apps? The app's state is discarded, the code is reloaded and it re-requests the data. I don't see the differentiation Tim is implying.

[gilrain]

One requires the push of a convenient button already within the workflow of the app; the other requires knowing how to force close an app, or at any rate losing your flow.

[pimlottc]

In theory, a good web-app encodes state in the URL as you work, so you don't lose everything on refresh. Google Maps is a good example.

[digi_owl]

Gmaps seems like their only good webapp...