Basecamp is a web service. Cant I just use my mobile web browser to do the same thing?
Basecamp is a great example of a web application done right. However, the state of mobile web browsers makes the experience much less useful on a phone than on the desktop. The limited size of the screen and the overall slower data speeds can make for a frustrating experience. Even on fast networks, browsers just respond like they do on the desktop. Just take a look at the mobile version of the basecamp overview screen on a windows mobile smartphone. Scrolling and selecting links is very difficult, especially on a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone which lacks a touchscreen. TrailGuide is a Windows Mobile appplication, designed for the platform so it is familiar to use and get to important data – despite the limitations of the phone.
