http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/04/why-did-mowser-fail/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/04/why-did-mowser-fail/#comment-270 Rahul Gaitonde Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:29:54 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/?p=515#comment-270 Rahul,While I am a huge proponent of native apps, downloading and installation is still by no means easy. Native apps will, of course, also have to be updated manually. That, somehow, needs to be fixed.On the other hand, some web apps are beautifully implemented - Google Reader and Gmail on iPhone, for example. They aren't as compelling on Nokia because the browser is wonderfully engineered and miserably implemented. Mobile Safari's set the benchmark for future browsers. Your point about local content that can be refreshed could be a reality with web apps if Google's Gears makes it to Series 60 or iPhone - either by itself or via mobile Chrome - but then those would once again be native apps ;) Rahul,While I am a huge proponent of native apps, downloading and installation is still by no means easy. Native apps will, of course, also have to be updated manually. That, somehow, needs to be fixed.On the other hand, some web apps are beautifully implemented – Google Reader and Gmail on iPhone, for example. They aren't as compelling on Nokia because the browser is wonderfully engineered and miserably implemented. Mobile Safari's set the benchmark for future browsers. Your point about local content that can be refreshed could be a reality with web apps if Google's Gears makes it to Series 60 or iPhone – either by itself or via mobile Chrome – but then those would once again be native apps ;)

]]> http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/04/why-did-mowser-fail/#comment-269 Rahul Nandi Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:45:58 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/?p=515#comment-269 interesting post that focuses on the user behaviour -intent is everything. On another note, I am a strong believer that native apps are here to stay and that mobile web, while quick and easy - leaves a lot to be desired from a user experience perceptive.I am a proponent of the hybrid approach. look at NY mobile, yahoo go or gmail app... they are all native apps , but use mobile web inside its shell. So your experience while offline is not ... page not found but local content that can be refreshed when you have network coverage. interesting post that focuses on the user behaviour -intent is everything. On another note, I am a strong believer that native apps are here to stay and that mobile web, while quick and easy – leaves a lot to be desired from a user experience perceptive.I am a proponent of the hybrid approach. look at NY mobile, yahoo go or gmail app… they are all native apps , but use mobile web inside its shell. So your experience while offline is not … page not found but local content that can be refreshed when you have network coverage.

]]> http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/04/why-did-mowser-fail/#comment-268 Prediction Proved: The Immediate Future is Native Mobile Apps : Rahul Gaitonde Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:18:54 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/?p=515#comment-268 [...] in April, I had said, That means that as things stand now, a successful mobile web application would best be a native [...] [...] in April, I had said, That means that as things stand now, a successful mobile web application would best be a native [...]

]]> http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/04/why-did-mowser-fail/#comment-267 The Mobile Internet Lifestyle : Rahul Gaitonde Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:00:15 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/?p=515#comment-267 [...] of the mobile browser-based version. Snappy. Handy keypad shortcuts. This is exactly the sort of single-use application that I advocated in my past post. It’s the only email application I need because I’ve directed email [...] [...] of the mobile browser-based version. Snappy. Handy keypad shortcuts. This is exactly the sort of single-use application that I advocated in my past post. It’s the only email application I need because I’ve directed email [...]

]]> http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/2008/04/why-did-mowser-fail/#comment-266 The iPhone question - and why Arrington is wrong : Rahul Gaitonde Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:43:51 +0000 http://www.rahulgaitonde.org/?p=515#comment-266 [...] Why did Mowser fail? [...] [...] Why did Mowser fail? [...]

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