Even though I'm a fan of what you get "for free" with Sencha Touch, it's obvious they desire to charge up the wazoo. Their framework is a complete pain when you want to step outside of their box. Support for non-paying customers is abysmal... and they expect you to understand what they were thinking when they designed the product. If they would bring Jack Slocum back, they might have a fighting chance.
I DID like the demo videos showing what you could build in a quick 20 minutes. Reality is, they're just not there for the rest of your project yet.
I'm currently thinking native widgets, native panels and all of that are the way to go. jQuery Mobile is ok for phones, and hideous on tablets. But it's boring. That's the issue. We need something that provides beautiful buttons and widgets that isn't trying to emulate an iPhone. We need something that understands JSON APIs and how mobile apps really work.
I DID like the demo videos showing what you could build in a quick 20 minutes. Reality is, they're just not there for the rest of your project yet.
I'm currently thinking native widgets, native panels and all of that are the way to go. jQuery Mobile is ok for phones, and hideous on tablets. But it's boring. That's the issue. We need something that provides beautiful buttons and widgets that isn't trying to emulate an iPhone. We need something that understands JSON APIs and how mobile apps really work.