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I call BS, even if you build an application for a single browser on a single OS trying to get any sort of complex application running with the range of screen sizes and interfaces (keyboard/touch/PS3 controllers/crappy cellphones), and processing power is just not happening without serious compromises. So while the browser wars are part of the problem you still need to pick your target audiences and develop for several platforms.

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What does easing of delivering applications over the web have to with the fact that you have to separately design separate UX for different devices. You are talking about different two problems as they are one.

So you'd allow it would be possible to bring out a kick-ass JS app framework targeted only at the iPad?

Relative to a native application no. Relative to strait JS with a minor cost of performance, yes.

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