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	by jameshsi 4999 days ago
	I think the HTML5 vs Native debate is less about the software as it is about hardware support on a corporate or communal level. As a software developer, i've been hoping HTML5 would take off since I first learned about it. However, in mobile, there seems to be a trend for hardware and software synergy.. a preference to really own the vertical stack and have full control over the experience and in order to build a great phone. On the native side, the titans of Google, Microsoft, and Apple all have their weight behind their own respective platforms. While the community in software for HTML5 is strong, the reason i'm starting to bet against is because of the lack of love from the hardware side of things. I'm not sure I can imagine a large existing company in hardware pushing HTML5 as far as its own native platform. Without a phone or mobile device built and designed with HTML5 in mind, is it really possible for the fortress to crumble inside out?

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>>>Without a phone or mobile device built and designed with HTML5 in mind, is it really possible for the fortress to crumble inside out?

What do you think of these two Intel demos that show River Trail speeding up HTML5:

... and giving JavaScript multiples cores:

If that happens on the desktop, won't people also demand it on mobile devices too?