Longer battery life requires lower power consumption in both high performance and low performance modes (MP3 decoding, background processing, etc.).

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It may cultivate assumptions because it offers a short-hand for issues that often require deeper processing or more background to fully understand.

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Other shortcomings of HTML5 in comparison to native applications include the fact that it presently lacks the DRM (Digital Rights Management) needed for many multimedia services, does not support background processing, and is missing secure storage and notifications outside of applications.

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