ya for some reason ppl like to call us 'hybrid apps' which not a term I love but I guess it suffices
anyhow, seems like we're in good shape market opportunity wise [1] [1] http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2324917 On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Lisa Seacat DeLuca <ldel...@us.ibm.com>wrote: > Interesting take on mobile development and HTML5 from the w3c web and > mobile interest group mailing list... > > I don't see any references to Cordova or Phonegap in the article. > > > Lisa Seacat DeLuca > Twitter: @LisaSeacat > ldel...@apache.org ldel...@us.ibm.com > > ----- Forwarded by Lisa Seacat DeLuca/San Francisco/IBM on 02/05/2014 > 04:48 PM ----- > > From: Dominique Hazael-Massieux <d...@w3.org> > To: public-web-mob...@w3.org > Date: 02/05/2014 09:25 AM > Subject: HTML5 in latest "Developer Economics" survey > > > > Hi, > > VisionMobile has released the latest edition of their survey of mobile > developers: > http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2014/02/developer-economics-q1-2014/ > > I've gone through it and noted the following interesting bits regarding > "HTML5": > * "HTML5 sits between iOS and Android in terms of developers > below the app poverty line (59% below the line) and has a middle > class that is roughly equal to Android. However, it boasts the > largest share of publishers that generate very-high revenues > (over $50k per app/month)." > > * "The ability to reach users remains the single most important > platform selection criterion, highlighted by 57% of developers > as very important. Revenue potential comes in as the fifth most > important selection criterion, marked as very important by 44% > of developers" > > * "The appeal of HTML5 as a priority platform for app > development is restricted to those use cases where it excels: > cross-screen and cross-platform deployment." > > * "HTML5 can be viewed as both a deployment platform > (on-browser) and a technology that can be used beyond the > browser (off-browser)" > > * "HTML5 is still far off from being an app ecosystem as it > lacks distribution, retailing and monetisation services in the > form of a large-scale app store [...] In spite of these issues, > HTML5 remains a very attractive cross-platform development route > for developers, 16% of whom indicate their intention to adopt > the platform." > > * "HTML5 is the priority platform for 14% of mobile developers, > down from 17% in Q3 2013. Although this slump is marginal, it is > likely that developers that prioritised HTML5 previously have > come to terms with the shortcomings of pure web approaches." > > * "While HTML5 is very close to iOS in terms of developer > mindshare, usage of HTML5 as a primary platform is quite low, > indicating that the majority of HTML5 users view it as a > companion, rather than a priority platform. Lacking large-scale > discovery, monetisation and distribution functions, HTML5 > continues to be a technology platform rather than a > fully-fledged app ecosystem." > > * "Our research on HTML5 vs native apps in Q3 2013 showed that > the key issue in HTML5 development, is not performance or API > reach, but the lack of mature development tools." > > * "among those developing primarily on iOS or Android, about 19% > use HTML5 to display limited web content in their apps, for > example documentation or elements that may require frequent > updating. [...] At the same time around 10% of developers > targeting Android or iOS use HTML5 to develop hybrid apps, using > tools such as PhoneGap." > > I've added those to the relevant sections in > https://www.w3.org/wiki/Mobile/articles > > Dom > > > > >
