Web vs Native introduction

The document discusses the differences between native, web, and hybrid applications. Web applications can be easily updated and are cross-platform, but have disadvantages like performance issues and lack of access to device hardware. Native applications have better performance and hardware access, but are limited to one platform. Hybrid applications combine aspects of both web and native apps, having advantages like multi-platform support but also challenges around performance and debugging. The future relationship between these application types remains unclear.