Thread:Extension talk:MobileFrontend/Issues with MobileFrontend and possible rewrite/reply (9)

As I understand it, a lot of thought and discussion went into the decision to use the 'output buffer based hack' rather than a custom skin. I'll let others more knowledgeable comment on this, but I believe using the 'hack' is way more performant (which is a major consideration particularly when dealing with mobile devices) as well as offers a lot more flexibility.