Right, it is obvious what 90% of all the iphone apps consist of, including dupes. I don't support this direction, but people always try to make money or gain acceptance out of shlt.

I'm no programmer, but for me apps are bits of code which actually perform computation by cross-interacting between different, mostly local components to accomplish a new, useful and creative function through creative programming. These kinds of apps are always more than the sum of the components they access, so simply fetching information for lazy people by creating a degraded browser instance with flashy gui and icon is a waste of time, engagement and ressources, imo, the codified essence of stupidity and irrelevance. Of course you are always free to waste your time, the way you want (this includes 90% of all the posting in this forum...).

It would be a PITA if this weak concept would get trendy in the maemo world. Imagine browsing the app repositories when every 2nd app is just some aggregator of some schmucky website. You have one of the best mobile browsers at hand, so use it. The information you need is just one shortcut away.