IE browser on the wp8 is good, but wp8 as a platform sucks. So many features are not supported or has issues when rendering HTML5 app on wp8 platform.

My HN mobile client works fine on WP8/IE, but so many hacks required to work as an HTML5 WP8 app.

We have higher-level tools and languages on WP platform. And we can use Xamarin for cross-platform cod reuse. Thankfully there is no strong need for HTML5.

Guess not! I've tried everything listed in the store and everything's nothing short of pathetic