[fatalerrorx3]

"Real sockets" you mean you don't count web sockets as real sockets? I think it will get there, eventually, just needs more time. Browsers have evolved a lot over the years, but it all comes down to the fact that the organizations in charge of creating the standards (W3C) move a little too slow.

[chrisringrose]

True, which is another problem web apps face - waiting for the W3C to adopt something new. Native apps run on OSes that change several times a year, introducing new features. New HTML5 features seem to take two years - and worse still, every user must update their browser to get them.