[panduwana]

> Now why is this? It's because web apps offer a significantly poorer user experience across the board.

That is true today, but to say the issues can't never be solved is a bit of stretch:

- Speed issue: NaCl.

- Standard widgets: HTML5 already have input type=datetime, color picker, address book, and many more.

- Animation: WebGL.

- GPS: Geolocation API is available today on most browsers.

- Sensors: Accelerometer API is available today on some browsers.

Now I'm not saying that web app will certainly become the norm, but it's not impossible.