Ask Slashdot: Why Do Mobile Versions of Websites Suck?

First time accepted submitter Kelbear writes "As user traffic over mobile devices grows in leaps and bounds, it's surprising to me as a layman that so many companies still have crippled and broken mobile pages in late 2013. There must be justifiable reasons for this, so: Fellow Slashdotters, can you please share the obstacles you've seen in your own companies that have delayed or defeated efforts to develop competent mobile sites? Are the issues in obtaining or maintaining compatibility driven by platform owners like Apple and Google?"

Comments

mobile is for a quick check on the go

[alen]

not for hours of detailed surfing on a site

if you want a good experience for mobile, code an app