Hmmm, I wonder if this is a big opportunity for React? It's architecture probably makes it _much_ easier to insert a non-browser-heritage view renderer underneath. Much easier than trying to work out how you'd make an AngularJS app run without a web browser renderer...
For anyone who has ever navigated websites on a "smart TV", thanks goodness. If Apple can deliver on apps bringing all the functionality and content I want, I'd much prefer the native apps interfacing effectively with the device's remote
damn right. imagine trying to use the controller to tab through each of the options on a website (remember, apple tv doesn't have a cursor).
i've been playing with the apple tv sdk since it dropped and there really isn't any need for a web view. its not like you can't do a NSURLConnection or you have no internet or anything, you just can't be lazy and display a web view. sounds good to me!