Why LinkedIn and Facebook decided to go the native way

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This infographic explains why the social giants eschewed HTML5 and mobile web.

Why LinkedIn & Facebook decided to go the NATIVE way?

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We headed over to to Multidots.com and found this – the best infographic we've seen that uses data to explain why social giants Facebook and LinkedIn decided to leave HTML5 behind and create native apps – so we had to share it with you!

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