I can't speak for nvictor, but I think the headline equates a lack of promotion with walking away from web apps altogether. Perhaps "Apple's web app directory spends one quarter unmaintained" would have been less sensational. But, then, that would place all of the content in the headline and all you'd need is a tweet.

Once, in the sense of "we don't need no stinkin' native apps, web apps is all you need"?