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