Comment Re:Bad Argument (Score 1) 98
You don't only have the option of storing what is essentially a hyperlink to a web page on your Home Screen.
If the web application is structured correctly (according to the specs Apple provides), you can download all the assets for the application and run it locally on the iPhone. It is still a "Web application", but it runs locally and will remain installed even if the web page disappears.
I have created such a web application before. It's not very difficult.
I am certain that it doesn't have access to the same APIs as a native application, though.
So the idea that Apple is promoting this as an alternative to the AppStore is laughable.