I'm not sure I agree. Since I discovered Google Apps, I forgot about Microsoft Office.
Google Docs is always there. It may be a crappy experience on my Android, but I have access to content I wouldn't otherwise. Collaborative editing and sharing is really easy too - I don't have to ask other people to buy iPhones / iPads / Androids to get them up to task. They only have to have an email on which I send an invite. And sure you can make a better native app and I would appreciate one on my Android, however I remember how this one time I forgot my phone and borrowed the iPhone of a friend to access a really important document.
On the whole, web apps are more accessible. Native apps are a nice bonus to this experience, however if the core is not web-based, then it loses a lot of value.
"""On the whole, web apps are more accessible. Native apps are a nice bonus to this experience, however if the core is not web-based, then it loses a lot of value."""
Well, that can be easily solved with native apps that also have a web counterpart, for desperate times (i.e in the middle of Tahiti without your laptop/mobile phone/tablet).
Google Docs is always there. It may be a crappy experience on my Android, but I have access to content I wouldn't otherwise. Collaborative editing and sharing is really easy too - I don't have to ask other people to buy iPhones / iPads / Androids to get them up to task. They only have to have an email on which I send an invite. And sure you can make a better native app and I would appreciate one on my Android, however I remember how this one time I forgot my phone and borrowed the iPhone of a friend to access a really important document.
On the whole, web apps are more accessible. Native apps are a nice bonus to this experience, however if the core is not web-based, then it loses a lot of value.