TAKEPLACE: THE END OF APPS?

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

THE END OF APPS?

Moments after the fettuccine with duck confit appetizer was served in New York's Gramercy Tavern, Mark Ferdman dissed Apple Inc. chief Steve Jobs.

Mr. Ferdman, one of 13 entrepreneurs who had gathered for a semi-regular dinner called Mobile Monday, was serving up his prediction for what would be the most important trend in wireless computing in 2011.

"Apps are going to die away in favor of simple mobile websites," said Mr. Ferdman, chief executive of Pushkart, a start-up he launched early last year that offers discounts for local merchants through an application for the iPhone and other smartphones. WSJ

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