4. “The main benefit of these hybrid apps appears
to be the need for companies to support as
many operating systems as possible”
http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-stats-research/2013/02/05/extreme-pressure-
pushing-enterprise-deploy-hybrid-mobile-apps
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5. The future is Hybrid
“While hybrid apps will be the majority of
enterprise mobile apps, web technologies like
HTML5 will make up the most commonly used
languages for building mobile applications by
2015”
-David Mitchell Smith, VP & Gartner Fellow.
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6. Anatomy of a Hybrid app
• Deployed via a compiled binary
• Uses HTML5 for a portion of the UI
• Can integrate with native UI controls
• Features typically extend beyond what
HTML5 can do natively
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7. Anatomy of a Cordova
Hybrid app
HTML 5
app
Custom OS
features
OS
Packager
Optional
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8. Supporting Multiple
Platforms with Cordova
Custom OS
features
OS Packager
iOS
Custom OS
features
OS Packager
WP8
Custom OS
features
OS Packager
Android
Custom OS
features
OS Packager
BBOS
HTML 5 app
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