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		Facebook prepping faster iPhone app using Objective-C code (itproportal.com)
		1 point by SlipperySlope on July 11, 2012 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

SlipperySlope on July 11, 2012 [–]

Does this not fly in the face of all the buzz to create platform-independent HTML 5 apps? On my iPhone 4GS, FB is slow - compared to my desktop web browser version.

It might be that HTML 5 mobile web apps are better for cutting costs when performance is not a main customer criterion.

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