Websites vs. Apps – Is it interface design that matters for success? Part – 1
I wrote this blog post inspired by an article by Boris on TheNextWeb in which the author pronounced “The death of the website” after paraphrasing Adam Richardson’s “the death of the browser” pronouncement. Both pronouncements are arguably astute but I wanted to add further comment regarding what they mean for interface design.
Things, as the old adage goes, come and go in cycles. The same goes for the world of software applications. Before the World Wide Web took off, software on PCs mostly got there by way of a native software application. You had specific programs on floppy disks and you’d install the ones you need. One type of application, the web-browser, would prove to be the single-most versatile app of all. Whereas native apps tended to fulfil a clearly defined task such as desktop publishing, email, or spreadsheets even, the web browser would rise to be a swiss knife of sorts.
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