Do I go native or web app?

I saw a google/io video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f2Zky_YyyQ) on native versus html5 for android. The basic result was that with native you get access to all the latest hardware features and with html5 you get access after a long standardization process. Still, many apps don't require hardware features and don't benefit from native app features. The nytimes chrome link is a perfect example. Also, they've designed down to the device rather that include all the cross promotion nonsense that clutters their basic web page.

https://www.nytimes.com/skimmer/#/Top+News

If you can go web app, do it. Over time, piracy is only going to get worse..and you can't pirate a web service.

In addition to this, updates are much easier.