In other words, native apps run better than web apps.
They mostly are second class citizens to proper native apps.
Apple's is about native apps you run on devices.
If it was, I never saw any of them sticking with native apps.
And even if do develop a native app that doesn't make it a 'walled garden' per se.
The integration with social networking right inside each native app looks to be a decent addition.
Consumers already noticed the difference, and they overwhelmingly demanded native apps.
Moreover, without native apps, what on earth is the point of a Windows 8 tablet?
Can you please remove them when I put a native app in?
I do wonder about the use of native apps for some of the stuff mentioned.