Wired wrote about the so-called death of Apple back in the 90s. History, it seems, sure did show Wired. In all respect, I have only seen iOS and Droid apps supplement or complement the actual Web apps. Facebook for iPhone hasn't really been a replacement for the Web app.
If anything, nobody likes dealing with the logistics of pushing client-side updates to users, especially with Web-based apps that to deal with multiple versions of REST/SOAP APIs (most hated is graceful degradation for older apps). My App Store icon already shows that 8 apps need updating. Goodness.
So I think the Web is safe. Because then you only need to update the browser, from the user perspective to take advantage of most functionality updates.
If anything, nobody likes dealing with the logistics of pushing client-side updates to users, especially with Web-based apps that to deal with multiple versions of REST/SOAP APIs (most hated is graceful degradation for older apps). My App Store icon already shows that 8 apps need updating. Goodness.
So I think the Web is safe. Because then you only need to update the browser, from the user perspective to take advantage of most functionality updates.