The one thing that the web has that native doesn't, is a standards body that works to unify and standardize these features so they can eventually work across all platforms.

There have been hiccups in the past (probably the most notable one being the WebSQL vs IndexedDB, but luckily that's mostly sorted out now), but for the most part it's been pretty smooth sailing.

Yeah, you definitely need to wait longer to use new features that can't be "polyfilled" or "shimmed", but the "reward" is that the entire platform is at least moving in the same direction.

While I agree that native has some pretty massive upsides, I personally feel that they should be reserved for things that need them, much like how assembly is treated when compared to higher level languages. And bringing those upsides to the web in a safe and consistent manner isn't a bad thing.