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September 12, 2012 02:23 am GMT

Zuckerbergs Biggest Mistake? Betting on HTML5


In his first public interview since Facebook's IPO, CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that making big bets on HTML5 for its mobile apps was a "big mistake."

Facebook was one of the first major companies to embrace HTML5 -- not just as the basis for its mobile web experience, but also for its apps for iOS and Android.

That focus was based on the idea that HTML5 would be an easy way to develop for multiple platforms and screen sizes at one time, and that the overall experience would be similar to a native app. It did not account for stability or speed.

"The biggest mistake we made as a company was betting too much on HTML5 as opposed to native," Zuckerberg said in an interview at TechCrun
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