It’s cheaper to build multiple native applications than one responsive web app
&quot;You want mobile notifications? Sure, but not on mobile Safari.&quot;<p>You can do this with PhoneGap.<p>&quot;Multiple line ellipsis? Sure, but only on webkit.&quot;<p>Okay, yeah, this sucks.<p>&quot;Consistent rendering size across browsers? Just fuck off.&quot;<p>This is probably your fault.<p>&quot;We fix a layout bug on Safari and break something on Edge.&quot;<p>This is probably your fault.<p>&quot;We change font size on Chrome and now all you can see on Firefox is the letter F.&quot;<p>This is probably your fault.<p>&quot;How about hiding the address bar or controlling swipes from the left edge of the screen? Don’t be stupid.&quot;<p>Stop trying to make the browser not a browser. Users hate when you hijack expected behavior. (See: Imgur.)<p>&quot;Oh, and don’t get me started on all these new custom mobile keyboards you can use and how autocomplete can fuck with your input box events.&quot;<p>You can disable autocomplete. Did you mean predictive word suggestions?<p>TL;DR: &quot;We tried to make a responsive web app act like a native app and it didn&#x27;t work because <i>it doesn&#x27;t work</i>, and that makes me a grumpy goose.&quot;