I wonder if I am the exception here .. Like many people I am addicted to gmail and love it so much so that I use it on my blackberry(as a downloadable app or in browser mode) Is this an exception? What does it say for mobile applications? i.e. if I have an excellent web application .. people will want to use it on the phone .. rather than get a phone specific app Having said that, gmail interface on the phone is excellent .. so thats another indication .. maybe online apps will need lots of ui people for mobile? I was also intrigued by the fact that I am ignoring the best function of the blackberry (push email) in favour of gmail and using the device as a glorified keyboard. This does favour the SAAS theory(software as a service which is supported by Cloud computing and is device agnostic) PS:
William Volk says that he also uses GMail via the iPod Touch email app, also gets his corporate mail (POP) this way. So, I dont feel so wierd any more! Interesting to see any other views ..