[marknutter]

Thanks for the well thought out response to this thread. Often times conversation around this topic tail-spins into a flamewar between native and HTML5 proponents. It's a breath of fresh air to have a measured, detailed account of the pros and cons of using HTML5 to develop mobile applications.

My personal opinion based on my experience having written both native and html5 mobile apps is that the closest you can get to a "silver bullet" is a well thought out responsive HTML5 design packed in phonegap/cordova with native navigation elements. You get the benefit of snappy, native navigation while being able to go cross platform very easily with one code base.