Decline of the Mobile Web - April 2014

Some current and older stories:

• http://www.cdixon.org/2014/04/07/the-decline-of-the-mobile-web
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7548530
• http://serv.github.io/blog/2014/02/20/unfortunate-state-of-mobile-web/
• http://sealedabstract.com/rants/why-mobile-web-apps-are-slow/

I know it's not declining for me. I build my own web-based tools that function well on mobile devices:

• flip phone with Opera Mini browser
• iPhone
• Samsung S4
• HP tablet using WebOS
• iPad
• even the old Kindle

Maybe mobile web designers and developers need to simplify. But it depends upon the site's purpose too.

#mobile - #web - #app - #design