> It seems, then, that the decade-old optimism around web apps and open platforms still has a spark left. Why is that? "I honestly can't tell you," Russell says. "I just feel very lucky."

Because...

1) Mobile apps require an install, mobile websites don't.

2) Content linked from my inbox lives on the web, not mobile apps.

3) Google search is a better way to find stuff than App store.

Solve these three problems and I'll start getting nervous. 'til then, I consider my job as a web developer pretty secure.