Is it OK , from a product perspective, to write an iPhone app completely in WebView?

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Published on 2010-04-06T01:16:10Z Indexed on 2010/04/06 1:23 UTC
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This just saves time. Since I already have a web applciation.

I can just stick it inside a webview.

The question is: Does it turn off many users? How many users will be disgusted that the entire iPhone app is written in WebView?

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