I just listened to these podcasts.
Sounds like there's a pent-up demand for a development environment that leverages the unusual techniques that are needed to design web apps that run faster on mobile (and other) devices which leads to saving $ and €.
Perhaps the ideas in these talks could lead to some interesting discussions here.
Steve Souders - Faster Mobile Anyone? - BD Conf, Sept 2011
John Boxall - Client-Side Adaptation - BD Conf, Sept 2011
Why web apps ...
Jason Grigsby - Casting Off Our Desktop Shackles - BD Conf, Sept 2011
- Darius